Puzo has denied for years that he has vague links to organized crime. I starved before the success of The Godfather. He pauses a moment before continuing, smiling broadly. And it might have been preferable to be in the Mafia. I'm a writer, but it's hard work.
Nobody likes to work hard.
As for his next book, Puzo is in the planning stages. Then I'll be dead, the Mafia will be dead and the public will be glad of it. They've had enough of both of us. Click here for our Book Reviews .