Mario Puzo. First printing (stated), later printing. Dust Jacket: Near Fine. An unclipped jacket designed by Robert Aulicino. Hardcover: Near Fine. NY: Random House, 1990. Red and black cloth with gold lettering on spine. Owner notary emblem on flyleaf, otherwise, no writing or markings in this sturdy book, 479.
The award-winning author, explores the intriguing world of politics and terrorism with this gripping novel.
"The latest from the author of The Godfather is a surefire success, a political novel that starts with a terrorist assassination of the pope on Easter Sunday, a deed that sends global aftershocks to jolt the power strongholds around the world, from the palace of the sultan of Sherhaben to the White House. The U.S. president is charismatic Francis Xavier Kennedy, scion of the famed and ill-fated clan. Still mourning his dead wife, Kennedy turns his energies to the country's betterment, forging an idealistic "new social contract" (Publishers Weekly).
