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The writer of the famous Godfather books and script for the two famous movies has written this little tale about the last days of Michael Corleone's days on Sicily where he went after his misadventures defending his families honour.
Micheal gets the job of taking a certain Salavatore Guiliano back with him to the US as this bandits time in Sicily has become untenable and he either dies or moves away from Sicily. This story is not so much about Michael Corleone even if he features in the book for quite a few pages. It is the story of Salvatore 'Turi" Guiliano a bandit in Sicily who finds himself in that role after he kills a policemen while smuggling cheese for the black market. The story tells about the history of Sicily, the face of the Mafia [which is not called that way at all in Sicily] and how Turi Guiliano became a sort of Robin Hood while robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. While the rich and the Mafia were working the other way around. So the confrontation between bandit and Mafia was an inescapable conflict bound to happen.
We are told the story through the viewpoint of the main characters Michael Corleone, Turi Guiliano and Don Groce the leading man of crime on Sicily. The story seeks no justification for the actions of all involved and shows quite clearly how all parties involved in Sicily are too blame for any injustice that has happened there.
A nice read an insight on the origins of the Corleone family and a first lesson for Michael from his father in taking over the family business.

If you liked the Godfather movies you will enjoy this unexpected chapter that is more a sidequel than being part of the main story. Easy to read and well written.