'A hugely enjoyable biography of a scurrilous life' Observer
'A fascinating portrait of a remarkable man' The Times

The extraordinary story of Harold Robbins, the blockbuster novelist whose rollercoaster life exceeded the far-out plots of his compulsive novels

Harold Robbins, the godfather of the airport novel, changed the face of publishing with classics such as The Carpetbaggers, The Dream Merchants and The Lonely Lady. His readers loved his steamy tales of money, soft porn, drugs, corruption, greed and, just sometimes, redemption. The world's first playboy writer, Robbins reportedly frittered away $50 million on fast cars, loose women and high living. Only one man has outsold Robbins in literary history: William Shakespeare.

But, obsessed with fame and fortune, Robbins was a deeply complex and often controversial man, and even his closest friends and lovers could only guess at the past of the man behind the perma-tanned mask and gigantic mirrored sunglasses. This is the fascinating story of his extraordinary life.