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At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. the darker and deadlier their fiery passions grew. The higher they soared, the more their ambition demanded. Too much would never be enough-not for Jonas Cord and the relentless Rina Marlowe. From New York to LA they brawled, lusted, and carved out an empire, blazoned in banner headlines and their enemies' blood-only to learn that money and power, revenge and renown were not enough. Rina and Jonas took Hollywood, the airplane industry, America itself by storm. She consumed her lovers on the fiery rack of her burning desires. Her sizzling sensuality might inflame and enthrall millions, but her personal boudoir was no Hollywood fantasy. But Rina Marlow was the celebrated screen goddess no man could master. When his father died, Jonas swore to possess them all. I still have it.A LEGENDARY MASTERPIECE A STORY OF MONEY AND POWER, SEX AND DEATH Jonas Cord coveted his father's fame, fortune, even his young, beautiful wife. I've been a mystery reader, reviewer and scholar most of my adult life, and it all began with that book with the yellow spine, depicting a "titian-haired" Nancy kneeling in the grass opening up a clock. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 688 pages and is available in Mass Market Paperback format. The first edition of the novel was published in 1961, and was written by Harold Robbins.
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