Simon, New York’s top organic grocery store owner has a secret: his
dad is the head of one of New York’s biggest mob families. When his
dad dies, Simon agrees to head the Family, provided that instead of
murder, numbers and other rackets, the mob uses its muscle to enforce
green regulations and promote healthy eating habits. At first the
mob’s hit men and extortionists resent being pressed into green
service, but they soon become Simon’s biggest supporters. Seemingly
overnight, the city becomes literally cleaned up. Simon, who had
planned on succeeding his dad temporarily, now finds he likes his new
position as the head of the Family. However, the green world doesn’t
accept him because he’s running a crime family, and the crime world
doesn’t trust him because he’s run afoul of the Feds. Simon takes
his wife, Marla, to his ancestral homeland in Italy, for a much-needed
sabbatical and gets even further into trouble. Loosely based on
Mario Puzo's runaway hit The Godfather, THE GREENFATHER showcases
Marshall’s comic dialogue, honed year after year in late night
television, in the grand tradition of classic mob comedy, like Analyze
This and Analyze That. Packed with larger than life goons, right-hand
men, Feds and green fanatics, THE GREENFATHER satirizes the
environmental movement, crime, families, and crime families. THE
GREENFATHER is sharp, hilarious, and takes no prisoners, except the
ones who are supposed to go there. It goes well with a light salad of
radicchio and cherry plum tomatoes.
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A Novel
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781941110522
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Three Rooms Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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