Omerta
od Puzo, M. z vydavateľstva Random House UK 2001
Omerta
od Puzo, M. z vydavateľstva Random House UK 2001
Autor: | Puzo, M. |
Vydavateľstvo: | Random House UK |
Rok vydania: | 2001 |
EAN: | 9780099296805 |
Počet strán: | 432 |
Typ tovaru: | Brožovaná väzba |
Viac o knihe Omerta (Puzo, M.)
Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia´s sense of honour for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omerta carried the Mafia through a century of change, but now at the century´s end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honour may be silent - but money talks. New York - a mob boss is assassinated and no one will talk. His nephew and the head of the city´s FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers; even the silence of the courts. However, the world of the Mafia is one without integrity, and riven with greed. And when money starts to talk...