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In this prequel to Prizzi's Honor, the mafia hitman finds himself in more trouble than even he can handle--"earthy, quirky, fast-moving entertainment" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Charley Partanna sits in his office, quietly rigging an election. As the chief executioner for the Prizzi family, he has taken time out of his busy schedule of cold-blooded murder to ensure that New York reelects its mayor, and that dirty money continues to flow his way. When he isn't killing snitches or show more stealing votes, Partanna goes to night school, but tonight, his homework will have to wait. The Prizzis are going to war. For Partanna, a mob war is nothing but an inconvenience. The streetwise underboss can make a hit completely undetected. But when he makes the mistake of falling in love with the don's granddaughter, Partanna will see just what kind of trouble the Prizzi family can cause. Prizzi's Family is the 2nd book in the Prizzi series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. show lessTags
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Funny, clever...kind of like an Elmore Leonard.
Charley Partanna se ha comprometido matrimonialmente con Maerose, nieta de Don Corrado Prizzi, jefe de una familia mafiosa norteamericana. Pero el noviazgo no llegará a buen término: Grace Willand, una estudiante de psicología que se hace pasar por bailarina, será la rival de Maerose en el corazón y lecho de Partanna, desencadenando una tensa historia de amoríos y crímenes.
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Richard Thomas Condon was born in New York City on March 18, 1915. He served in the United States Merchant Navy. He worked in advertising and was a publicist for several film companies, including Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney Productions. At the age of 42, he published his first novel, The Oldest Confession, in 1958. His second novel, The show more Manchurian Candidate, gained him international attention and was adapted as a film starring Frank Sinatra in 1962. His novels, A Talent for Loving, Winter Kill and Prizzi's Honor, were also adapted for films. His other works include An Infinity of Mirrors, The Vertical Smile, The Star Spangled Crunch, Prizzi's Family, Prizzi's Glory, and The Final Addiction. He died on April 9, 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Prizzi's Family
- Original publication date
- 1986
- People/Characters
- Charley Partanna; Maerose Prizzi; Mardell La Tour; George F. Mallon
- Epigraph
- "Life is so difficult God gave everybody a family to make sure that he had somebody who would always help him."
-- Corrado Prizzi
1897- - Dedication
- For my darling Evelyn
- First words
- The St. Joseph's Laundry, business headquarters for the Prizzi family, was a large, low, triangular building that occupied a pie-cut block in central Flatbush.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Oh, boy, Charley thought, we'll be lucky if we get outta here by tomorrow morning.
- Blurbers
- King, Larry
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- 6 — Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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