Never Love a Stranger - Softcover

Harold Robbins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330370219 ISBN 13: 9780330370219

Publisher: Pan, 1997

Synopsis

Based on a $100 bet with his boss that he couldn't write a novel, Harold Robbins penned his first book, Never Love a Stranger. Not only did Robbins win the bet, the novel became a bestseller, was adapted into the classic noir gangster film of the same name starring John Barrymore and Steve McQueen, and launched the career of one of the world's best-selling authors of all time. Never Love a Stranger, still considered one of Robbins' most powerful books, tells the story of Francis "Frankie" 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. It's 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 in life -regardless of whether they're for sale. But Frankie's childhood friend, Jerry, grows to become a tough-as-nails district attorney-determined to bring Frankie down. More than 25 New York Times bestsellers later-many reaching the #1 spot-and with over 750 million copies sold to date, Robbins became one of the most successful authors of all time. This is the novel that started it all-giving the world its first taste of Robbins' world of sex, corruption, and intrigue.

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About the Author

Few novelists know the seamy side New York life as well as Harold Robbins. Born in New York in the Depression, he left school at 15 to make a million at 21, only to lose it. Now he is renowned as the world's bestselling author of the last three decades. Worldwide sales of Harold Robbins' novels are 685 million copies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0330370219
• ISBN 13: 9780330370219
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 429