Harold Robbins Organized Crime Double

THE NOVEL THAT STARTED IT ALL-GIVING THE WORLD ITS FIRST TASTE OF HAROLD ROBBINS' WORLD OF SEX, CORRUPTION, AND INTRIGUE. The story of Francis "e;Frankie"e; Kane, an orphan growing up in the dirty world of New York's Hell's Kitchen. After being kicked out of a Catholic orphanage when it is discovered that he is of Jewish descent, a confused and deeply distraught Frankie turns to a life of crime, the only life he knows, and he's good at it. Frankie quickly makes a name for himself and becomes one of New York's most dangerous men, ruling the city with an iron fist and indulging in his passion for sex, power and the best things life has to offer regardless of whether they're for sale. In Stiletto, Cesare Cardinale is an amoral, aristocratic Italian playboy an entrepreneur and race car driver who wants for nothing whether it's fast cars, beautiful women, or orgies of debauchery. Cesare, however, has two dirty secrets: First, he has a penchant for violence that borders on the sadistic and sociopathic; second, he owes his extravagant life to a Sicilian Mafia don, creating a seemingly perfect relationship as he leads a double life as a Mafia assassin. "e;Robbins's books are packed with action, sustained by strong narrative drive, and are given vitality by his own colorful life."e; The Wall Street JournalThe Harold Robbins Organized Crime Double includes: Never Love A Stranger and Stiletto.