Prizzi's Family by Richard Condon - 1986

VERY GOOD — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Top edge of panels, and to some extent flaps, are peeling the laminate. Very minor chipping to top outside corner, front. Several closed tears to top edge of panels (both) and spine. Very minor soiling to bottom corner of front. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Very minor foxing to textblock page edges, primarily head and foredge; very small stain to foot. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.

Here on offer is a very nice copy of Richard Condon's crime novel, Prizzi's Family, his 4th book featuring the Prizzis and the prequel to the very successful Prizzi's Honor. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1986.

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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 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."

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The above text was taken from Random House Publishing (via Google Books).