The PIRANHAS

by Harold Robbins

Friction. Mafia turmoil. Hollywood snakes and Wall Street vipers. That's what Jed Stephens has got. And a body. …Or, he would, if a certain species of vicious little fish couldn't strip a corpse bare in under a minute.

Jed should have known better when his shady cousin insisted they take a trip down the Amazon, to see the sights and check out the local color… Jed can't say he's surprised when their scenic Amazonian vacation turns into an enormous coca leaf buy.

And that's just the beginning.



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Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Ebooks, Novels

Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Born 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.

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 1 out of 5]

You have your guilty pleasure books, and then you have your embarrassed-to-read books. This book falls under the latter category. I remember enjoying The Carpetbaggers, but this was just lazy writing. The book was full of unnecessary descriptions of things/events that didn't go anywhere, and was surprisingly lacking in further explanations of things that were important to the story. The phrases "You're crazy", "a man of honor", "we're family", and "Peruvian pussy" were overused to the point of parody. The majority of the book was in first person, but I found the middle, which was in second person, to be distracting, and in the jump from first to second to first again, I feel like critical parts of the plot were skipped. I wasn't really following any of the convoluted business transactions that made up the framework of the plot, but part of that might have been due to my not caring.

[Velvetink]

culled from parents shelves. donated to St Vincent de Paul

[Aղցela W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a book that I read as a teen. This book starts out with a bang at a Mafia chief's funeral a a disturbed man enters St. Patrick's Cathedral and shoot up the coffin. Then we get a flashback to the 1970's as Jed and his cousin Angelo navigate the Amazon River to score a major drug deal. I loved reading Mr. Robbins books. I loved the characters of this book it was full of action and hot sex scenes.

[Naveen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book is divided into two parts..with no connection to one another,except for the fact that the protagonist making some contacts by which part 2 continues.The author brought about bitchy part in evry female character.last but not least,i learnt that peruvian pussy is the best in the world

[Rick · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a piece of trash! I love Robbins but this was just an easy paycheck, no heart at all. If I read the phrase "Peruvian pussy" one more time I was going to lose my s**t.

[Matthew Kernicky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fair pulp fiction that needs more piranhas and less Peruvian pussy.

[Wiganfootie · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK ,but not the Harold Robbins i know!,

[Polifemo]

Las pirañas no son sólo los peligrosos peces que acechan bajo las apacibles aguas del río Amazonas, sino también los hombres y mujeres cuya avaricia, inmoralidad y amoralidad se nutren de la textura social. La historia apasionante del ascenso social de un mafioso siciliano. La Ambicion, La Lujuria y La Avaricia, juntas en esta controvertida novela.Jed Stevens, triunfador mitad judío y siciliano, se ve atrapado entre las pirañas de la mafia y del narcotráfico internacional; respetables ejecutivos de las altas finanzas, cuyo poder de control sobre gobiernos e instituciones, es inimaginable, encontrándose en una encrucijada donde debe elegir.

[Sr. Lado Brillante · Rating 2 out of 5]

Este libro lo tiene todo. ¿La escena donde unas pirañas le comen las piernas y área genital al hermano del protagonista? Claro. ¿La escena donde explican MUY explicitamente como el protagonista tiene sexo anal con la novia de su hermano muerto? ¡Por supuesto! ¿Una historia que intenta mostrar la crueza del mundo de la mafia en los ochentas? No lo sé, estaba muy ocupado aplaudiendo la capacidad del autor de pasar una novela erótica por una de la mafia.
Otro hijo de los ochentas que seguramente nadie recordará.

[Bekah L · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bad read. This is an adventure book with great potential but the writer, for lack of a better word, sucks. Rather than using descriptive words or a larger variety of words he goes straight for the f's & p's which is fine, but I noticed in place of great writing he goes for vulgarity. I finished the book and as far as an adventure novel this is fine. Literary genius, I think not.

[Ross (LibrosconRoss) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es una historia que te hace conocer la realidad de la mafia italiana y estadounidense asi como su relación con los países latinoamericanos; la verdad no es un libro que te vaya a dejar en shock pero te sorprenderá su final así como te mantendrá entretenido. -Buena-lectura.-

[shokoofe · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars

[Kim Hally · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very much written by a man. The love sences were horrible. The words.. not so great. In the end I liked it.. but will not read more of his work.

[Thom Swennes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and very readable book of money, sex and greed.......a beautiful combination!

[Marc · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst book I've ever read bar none.

[Megha Madan · Rating 4 out of 5]

refreshing. different from the usual love stories and the vampires.

[Cesar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy interesante

Chevere me gusto, me mantuvo muy ocupado y perdi mucho tiempo en hacer otras cosas jaja pero valio la pena

[Joni · Rating 4 out of 5]

7

[Rie_dominique · Rating 3 out of 5]

bongkar2 lemari dapet buku ini. udah lupa gimana ceritanya. refresh dulu ah...

[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read much better books by Robbins. Seemed as though he was just looking for a paycheck.

[Marcos · Rating 2 out of 5]

La contraportada de este libro nos anuncia la mejor novela del autor. De ser así, poco recorrido le queda en lo que a mí respecta. Novela de época que acusa gravemente el paso del tiempo: mafiosos, droga, putas y hasta Trump en una fiesta próxima a Sodoma y Gomorra. La trama principal es la típica de padrino siciliano en NY con sobrino heredero que no quiere verse envuelto en los negocios de tito Rocco. Las secundarias son rebuscadas y tampoco pretende el autor que las entendamos: rescate de compañías, emisión de bonos para seguir financiándose, etc. Pirañas asesinas en todas las secciones del libro como hilo conector de una novela no especialmente redonda. Escenas y diálogos pretendidamente eróticos de un nivel más soez per se que literario.

[LoveBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mafia, Dinero, Paises , Confrontacion y Amantes... todo eso en el libro de Pirañas .
¿Odiaste un personaje? si, Alma.
¿Amaste un personaje? si, Jed
¿Quieres volver a leerlo como la primera ves? Si, ya que no sabia con que encontrarme, y hay plot-twist que no es la gran cosa pero te hace odiar a alguien.

[Paul McBride · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not one of Harold Robbins better books.
I wanted something light and while this was light, the story was ridiculous. There wasn’t even much gratuitous sex, usually a hallmark of a Harold Robbins book.

[Ratratrat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Letto in un'0edizione italiana economica qua non presente. Abbastanza scorrevole, ma fra capovolgimenti di lealtà e assassini , alla fine mi son persa fra i personaggi. Si legge fino alla fine, schunt-roman diceva un'amica di mia mamma

[Obalola Ibrahim · Rating 3 out of 5]

At least it's a quick read. The story of IBM. drugs, mafia...

[Bondan Kartika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the adventure and the action, but the drama was off. It was a good read though.

[Sue Kozlowski · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't like it -- Only read half. All about corruption and crime.

[Gabe Segal · Rating 1 out of 5]

How did this get published