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The Pirate (1974)

by Harold Robbins

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The heir to an oil-rich Arab sheikdom is drawn into a global conspiracy of decadence, money, and terror in this gripping tale from the bestselling author.   He's known as "the Pirate," a millionaire business tycoon and globetrotting playboy who controls one of the most powerful oil-producing regions in the Middle East. A man of shocking contradictions, he is devoted to his business, his Muslim faith, and to the sensuous pleasures of the Western world. But Baydr Al Fay has a secret history that even he is unaware of--a story that began decades earlier in a raging desert sandstorm--and its shattering repercussions will be felt from Beirut to Paris to Los Angeles.   Baydr's past and his vices have made him the target of a ruthless terrorist organization willing to hold his loved ones hostage. With his life, his family, and his empire threatened, the Pirate must now join forces with a sworn enemy to protect everything that he holds dear.   One of the most popular novelists of all time, Harold Robbins is an international phenomenon. With The Pirate, he delivers an epic tale of wealth, lust, secrets, terrorism, and international political intrigue that races at breakneck speed to every corner of the globe.… (more)
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  archivomorero | Feb 13, 2023 |
This is good old porn with a carefully told story of a Middle East family and its ties to wealth and politics. If Mr. Robbins is known for his graphic depiction of sex here he went one or several steps further to include just about every flavor of it. Read it at your own risk. ( )
  EnockPioUlle | Jun 24, 2017 |
Barely remember this novel, but I know there was drugs, betrayal and really filthy sex. I was in high school when I read it and it blew my mind ( )
  MsNikki | Nov 1, 2007 |
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The heir to an oil-rich Arab sheikdom is drawn into a global conspiracy of decadence, money, and terror in this gripping tale from the bestselling author.   He's known as "the Pirate," a millionaire business tycoon and globetrotting playboy who controls one of the most powerful oil-producing regions in the Middle East. A man of shocking contradictions, he is devoted to his business, his Muslim faith, and to the sensuous pleasures of the Western world. But Baydr Al Fay has a secret history that even he is unaware of--a story that began decades earlier in a raging desert sandstorm--and its shattering repercussions will be felt from Beirut to Paris to Los Angeles.   Baydr's past and his vices have made him the target of a ruthless terrorist organization willing to hold his loved ones hostage. With his life, his family, and his empire threatened, the Pirate must now join forces with a sworn enemy to protect everything that he holds dear.   One of the most popular novelists of all time, Harold Robbins is an international phenomenon. With The Pirate, he delivers an epic tale of wealth, lust, secrets, terrorism, and international political intrigue that races at breakneck speed to every corner of the globe.

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