Books like…

Books Like The Godfather

by Mario Puzo · about this book

Loved The Godfather by Mario Puzo? If its organized crime, crime and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Jade Legacy, City on Fire and King of Ashes. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Godfather: Organized Crime · Crime · Male Lead · Violent · Multiple POV

1. 

   Jade Legacy

   Fonda Lee

   Organized Crime · Multigenerational Family · Large Family · Crime · Brothers

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   City on Fire

   Don Winslow

   Organized Crime · Crime · Revenge Plot · Violent · Omniscient Narrator

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   King of Ashes

   S.A. Cosby

   Organized Crime · Revenge Plot · Crime · Father and Son · Fall From Grace

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   The Pillars of the Earth

   Ken Follett

   Multigenerational Family · Revenge Plot · Ensemble Cast · Omniscient Narrator · Classics

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5. 

   The Lies of Locke Lamora

   Scott Lynch

   Revenge Plot · Crime · Brothers · Male Lead · Violent

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6. 

   The Blood Mirror

   Brent Weeks

   Father and Son · Brothers · Multiple POV · Political Intrigue · Male Lead

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7. 

   The Count of Monte Cristo

   Alexandre Dumas

   Omniscient Narrator · Revenge Plot · Ensemble Cast · Crime · Male Lead

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8. 

   Butcher & Blackbird

   Brynne Weaver

   Violent · Brothers · Crime · Revenge Plot · Multiple POV

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9. 

   Dune

   Frank Herbert

   Father and Son · Revenge Plot · Omniscient Narrator · Male Lead · Sprawling Epic

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10. 

    A Tale of Two Cities

    Charles Dickens

    Revenge Plot · Ensemble Cast · Omniscient Narrator · Sprawling Epic · Father and Son

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11. 

    The Gathering Storm

    Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

    Fall From Grace · Ensemble Cast · Political Intrigue · Classics · Multiple POV

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12. 

    Titus Groan

    Mervyn Peake

    Fall From Grace · Omniscient Narrator · Ensemble Cast · Sprawling Epic · Political Intrigue

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13. 

    Vicious

    V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab

    Revenge Plot · Male Lead · Crime · Multiple POV · Violent

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14. 

    The Butcher's Masquerade

    Matt Dinniman

    Violent · Revenge Plot · Male Lead · Morally Gray Character · Sprawling Epic

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15. 

    The Grace of Kings

    Ken Liu

    Omniscient Narrator · Ensemble Cast · Male Lead · Political Intrigue · Morally Gray Character

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16. 

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Stieg Larsson

    Crime · Revenge Plot · Violent · Classics · Male Lead

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17. 

    The Boys Omnibus Vol. 1

    Garth Ennis

    New York City · Revenge Plot · Ensemble Cast · Violent · Crime

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18. 

    The Odyssey

    Homer, E.V. Rieu

    Father and Son · Revenge Plot · Omniscient Narrator · Sprawling Epic · Male Lead

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19. 

    Empire of Silence

    Christopher Ruocchio

    Fall From Grace · Father and Son · Male Lead · Political Intrigue · Sprawling Epic

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20. 

    Crooked Kingdom

    Leigh Bardugo

    Revenge Plot · Crime · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV · Political Intrigue

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