Six Graves to Munich

Before The Godfather there was Six Graves to Munich, a World War II spy thriller filled with espionage and evil Nazis and exploding chess pieces. I struggled giving this a rating because 1) I enjoyed reading it but also 2) the whole novel is one big cliché. This is 1967 Puzo honing his craft. This i......more

Six Graves to Munich is a novel which Mario Puzo wrote shortly before he penned The Godfather. It is fast-paced, no-nonsense, hard-boiled tale about revenge, ex-Nazi and spy network in the Cold War era. I like Mr. Puzo's writing style, which is simple and straight to the point; and the story is high......more

This is Mario Puzo's first novel originally published under another name. It's a fast paced vengeance thriller. A great little read. Michael Rogan was captured, tortured and left for dead by 7 nazi agents in WWII. Now it is 10 years later and Michael is looking for revenge and he will stop at nothin......more

The blrub from back cover of the book gives an idea of what the story is about. Seven Men Seven Gestapo officers tortured Captain Michael Rogan, murdered his pregnant wife, and left him for dead. After the end of the second World War they escaped to new lives and identities. Ten Years Rogan has spent th......more

Mario Puzo es autor de El Padrino. Sólo eso debiera bastar para demostrar que es un escritor fabuloso. Y otros libros, como El Siciliano (basado en mafioso real, pero en la novela se enlaza su historia con la de los Corleone) o Los Tontos Mueren, quizá no alcanzan el nivel legendario de El Padrino,......more