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Harold Robbins Thriller Collection
HAROLD ROBBINS COMBINES HIS TRADEMARK SENSUALITY WITH POLITICAL INTRIGUE, A GLOBE-SPANNING VARIETY OF EXOTIC LOCALES, AND THEMES THAT NEVER SEEM TO CHANGE—POLITICAL INTRIGUE, GREED, POWER, MONEY, VIOLENCE, SEX AND BETRAYAL.
Dive into four page-turning thrillers full of flawed and complicated heroes – ambitious and dynamic Brad Rowan, Vietnam veteran Gareth Brendan, two ruthless daughters, and Diogenes Alejandro Xenos who quickly becomes an outlaw in his own country.
Harold Robbins captures our external desires vividly in these enduring parables of success and struggle. In these tales, morality and decency mean nothing in a place where respect is gauged by the size of your expense account…and everyone follows the golden rule: sex sells.
The Harold Robbins Thriller Collection includes: Never Leave Me, Dreams Die First, Goodbye, Janette and The Adventurers.
Dive into four page-turning thrillers full of flawed and complicated heroes – ambitious and dynamic Brad Rowan, Vietnam veteran Gareth Brendan, two ruthless daughters, and Diogenes Alejandro Xenos who quickly becomes an outlaw in his own country.
Harold Robbins captures our external desires vividly in these enduring parables of success and struggle. In these tales, morality and decency mean nothing in a place where respect is gauged by the size of your expense account…and everyone follows the golden rule: sex sells.
The Harold Robbins Thriller Collection includes: Never Leave Me, Dreams Die First, Goodbye, Janette and The Adventurers.
2076 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 21, 2026
About the author
Harold Robbins
328 books442 followersBorn as Harold Rubin in New York City, he later claimed to be a Jewish orphan who had been raised in a Catholic boys home. In reality he was the son of well-educated Russian and Polish immigrants. He was reared by his pharmacist father and stepmother in Brooklyn.
His first book, Never Love a Stranger (1948), caused controversy with its graphic sexuality. Publisher Pat Knopf reportedly bought Never Love a Stranger because "it was the first time he had ever read a book where on one page you'd have tears and on the next page you'd have a hard-on".
His 1952 novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher, was adapted into a 1958 motion picture King Creole, which starred Elvis Presley.
He would become arguably the world's bestselling author, publishing over 20 books which were translated into 32 languages and sold over 750 million copies. Among his best-known books is The Carpetbaggers, loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes, taking the reader from New York to California, from the prosperity of the aeronautical industry to the glamour of Hollywood.
His first book, Never Love a Stranger (1948), caused controversy with its graphic sexuality. Publisher Pat Knopf reportedly bought Never Love a Stranger because "it was the first time he had ever read a book where on one page you'd have tears and on the next page you'd have a hard-on".
His 1952 novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher, was adapted into a 1958 motion picture King Creole, which starred Elvis Presley.
He would become arguably the world's bestselling author, publishing over 20 books which were translated into 32 languages and sold over 750 million copies. Among his best-known books is The Carpetbaggers, loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes, taking the reader from New York to California, from the prosperity of the aeronautical industry to the glamour of Hollywood.
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November 2, 2020
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This is my 2nd review. The first time I read The Adventurers was 1968. I named my 1st son after the main character DAX. I bought a new paperback copy and am going to share it with his youngest son so he can experience his Dad’s namesake.
This is my 2nd review. The first time I read The Adventurers was 1968. I named my 1st son after the main character DAX. I bought a new paperback copy and am going to share it with his youngest son so he can experience his Dad’s namesake.
September 26, 2021
Never Leave Me is basically a novella. Fast read and probably the weakest of the four stories. Reads like an old time stick in your back pocket paperback.
The other novels are better with "The Adventures" being the best IMO. Only issue I had with it was that the prologue gave away what happens to the protagonist but the epilogue wraps it up nicely.
The other novels are better with "The Adventures" being the best IMO. Only issue I had with it was that the prologue gave away what happens to the protagonist but the epilogue wraps it up nicely.
March 6, 2022
Started with Never Leave Me. But somehow the character of Brad as the womanizer and his problems just couldn't hold me. I'm not ready to read Mr Harold Robbins right now. Maybe when I start reading this again, I'll be in a better state mentally to sympathize with Mr Brad and his mundane troubles of his own creation.
January 4, 2021
Excellent writing
Excellent. Unedited version printed by wife after his death, publishers required much sex to be deleted at time of publish, my how literature has changed. Thoroughly enjoyed. Well worth the time. Lots of sex, skip if your prudish.
Excellent. Unedited version printed by wife after his death, publishers required much sex to be deleted at time of publish, my how literature has changed. Thoroughly enjoyed. Well worth the time. Lots of sex, skip if your prudish.
April 22, 2022
Harold Robbins is a master story teller
Each of these stories holds the reader spellbound and captivated.
The places the characters the plots all intricately woven into a delightful story.
Each of these stories holds the reader spellbound and captivated.
The places the characters the plots all intricately woven into a delightful story.
March 17, 2025
Written a long time ago, and the vocabulary and standards of the time are sometimes uncomfortable. But the sex is hot and there are lots of rich people doing rich people things to each other. A bit of angst and intrigue holds each story together.
August 29, 2020
The first two books, of a four book series, were OK. (Never Leave Me & Dreams Die First) The last two books, Good-bye Janette and The Adventurers seemed to drag. I skipped those two books.
September 13, 2020
This was disgusting and degrading. It was trash writing that did not reflect healthy relationship. avoid this material unless you get high on sub standard material.
May 24, 2021
I really enjoyed the 1st 3 books but just skipped read the last one. It got very slow an tedious.
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February 2, 2023Great book. Loved it
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