The Sicilian by Mario Puzo

The Sicilian is the sequel to the definitive crime mafia novel, The Godfather, by Mario Puzo.

Summary of the Book

Michael Corleone believes he can return to his home after his exile in Sicily has ended, but he receives instructions from his father, Don Corleone, to find and bring back a young man named Salvatore Guiliano. Guiliano is a modern day Robin Hood who constantly defies the corrupt mob bosses and the Cosa Nostra. Guiliano has written a set of documents which could cripple the lives of certain Italian government officials if they went public. Michael must navigate through the maze of deceit surrounding the young bandit, but he is running out of time. Guiliano is preparing himself to face the notorious Don Croce, the Capo di Capi of the Sicilian Mafia. In a definitive example of action and suspense, Mario Puzo spins the sequel to his most famous novel and tells the true story of the Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano.

About Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo was an Italian American novelist. He is also remembered for The Last Don, The Godfather, Fools Die and Omertà.

The Sicilian was loosely adapted into a film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Christopher Lambert as Salvatore Guiliano.

The name of Salvatore Giuliano was changed to Salvatore Guiliano in the novel for unknown reasons by Mario Puzo.