The Dark Arena Author:Mario Puzo A world that polite society likes to pretend does not exist. A world of ruthless men and their women. A world of naked power and secret influence. A world outside the law, beyond the law, above the law. A world that never before has been exposed so candidly and revealingly. — The first novel by the author of "The Godfather" begins at the end of W... more »orld War II, as Walter Mosca returns home from war to an uncertain life as a civilian. He returns to Germany to find the woman he once loved, and to build a life there, but succumbs to the corrupting influences of a malevolent time.« less
Fantastic and suspenseful! Written in the great Mario Puzo Godfather style. Is a background to the Godfather trilogy. Gives the background of Sicilian ancestors.