The PIRANHAS

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**The *"piranhas"* are not only the dangerous fish that lurk under the calm surface of the Amazon River**-- they are also the men and women whose greed, immorality and amorality feed on the fabric of society; not only those who run the illegal machinations of the Mafia and the worldwide drug trade that controls the shadow governments of many countries, but also ***those who live in the more "respectable" world of finance, banking, and Wall Street, and who fleece the innocent*** of their savings in order to gobble up big businesses and whole industries.***--WorldCat*** From sensational New York Times bestselling author Harold Robbins comes his toughest and most compelling novel in years--***a dazzling exploration of cold ambition and unrestrained lust.*** From the ruthless dealings of global drug lords to the corporate savagery of Wall Street's hustlers, the Piranhas are those hungry, vicious, men and women whose greed is all-consuming--and whose power is deadly.***--LibraryThing***

subjects: Harold Robbins,  1991,  Upper class,  Mafia,  Office politics,  Wall Street hustlers,  Organized crime,  Drug Lords,  American,  Fiction,  Literature,  Story,  Novel,  Power,  Greed,  Passion,  Lust,  Sex,  Erotica

People: God. Peruvian,  The Godfather,  Catholic,  Italian,  Spanish

Places: New York City,  California,  Atlantic City,  Panama,  Peru,  Lima,  Huancavelics,  Pacific (Coast)

Times: 20th Century