Winegardner Writing New ‘Godfather’ Book
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Mark Winegardner, who wrote the 2004 best seller, “The Godfather Returns,” which was authorized by the late Mario Puzo’s estate, is now working on a novel that works in the assassination of President Kennedy.
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, expects to publish “The Godfather’s Revenge” next year.
“It’s staggering to contemplate the legacy of `The Godfather’ films and novels,” Putnam executive editor Dan Conaway said Tuesday in a statement.
“It’s fitting, then, that `The Godfather’s Revenge’ overlays the resonant mythology of the Corleone family onto the most vexing real-life mystery of our age, with a story line that explores the role organized crime may have had in the assassination of a charismatic young President.”
Winegardner, whose other books include “Crooked River Burning” and “The Veracruz Blues,” joined the Corleone’ franchise by winning a nationwide contest co-sponsored by Random House, Inc., and Puzo’s estate for a new “Godfather” writer.
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