Synopses & Reviews
Nash Novak, a struggling Seattle businesswoman who has been framed for arson and murder, is in desperate need of money for her defense. The only way for her to get it: A coffee plantation she has inherited. But there's a catch: She has to run the plantation, deep in the jungles of Colombia, a land of drug lords and warlords.
The mysterious inheritance of the plantation, from the father she had never met, comes at the same time a criminal conspiracy is turning her life into a living hell--a conspiracy that stretches all the way to Colombia.
Racing to South America, on the run from the police, she becomes entangled with suspicious characters: Ramon, rich and handsome, with a secret sex life that shocks even Nash though she considers herself an adventurous woman; Josh, an American expatriate, who claims to be a simple gem smuggler and arouses passions in Nash she thought were long dead; and Lily Soong, an erotic Chinese beauty who men--and women--lust after, often to their doom.
But no one brings as much danger to her life as Pablo Escobar, king of the Medellín drug cartels, considered the most dangerous man in Colombia, the murder capital of the world.
Things get even more complicated when Nash's quest to clear herself takes her to Shanghai, home of the powerful Chinese Triads that control the flow of dirty money from gambling, prostitution, drugs and murder.
Refusing to let the cartel's murderers drive her off the plantation and ruin the lives of hundreds of families who work it, Nash tackles organized crime and police agencies on two continents to save her plantation . . . and stay alive.
Review
"International settings . . . steamy sex scenes." --
Romantic Times Magazine on
The Betrayers"Robbins literary legacy remains very much alive, and his thousands of fans should experience a pleasant sense of déjá vu as they race through this latest installment."
Publishers Weekly on Heat of Passion
"Robbins's books are packed with action, sustained by a strong narrative drive, and are given vitality by his own colorful life."--The Wall Street Journal
"Robbins faithful fans will be lining up for this one. The plot is spiced with loads of fantastical sex and nymphomaniacal women."--Booklist on Sin City
Review
"[An] aromatic brew of sex, danger, money, drugs and shade-grown Arabica coffee . . . addictive."---
Publishers Weekly on
The Devil to Pay "Here comes a mile-a-minute page-turner that will play like a movie in your head.
The Devil to Pay delivers: characters you'll love or hate or love to hate...suspense, action, and sex . . . and exotic locations brought to life so skillfully that you'll think you're in every scene. Pick it up and you won't want to put it down."--William Martin,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Lost Constitution
"The Devil to Pay sweeps you from Seattle to cocaine and coffee wars in Columbia to Shanghai and back again. Robbins and Podrug grab you with the first line and don't let go. A wild, rollicking rollercoaster of a read, it'll leave you with your heart in your mouth and a ringing in your ears."--Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author Tyrannosaur Canyon
"With action, suspense, romance, and thrills galore, The Devil to Pay hits all the stops. The coffee kings of Seattle, the Far Eastern crime warlords of Shanghai and the killing-machine drug lords of Medellín are thrown together in a non-stop thriller that kept me up past dawn. The Devil to Pay will fray your nerves and hurl your libido to hell and back!"--David Hagberg, USA Today bestselling author of Soldier of God
Synopsis
The mysterious inheritance of the Columbian coffee plantation from the father she has never met comes at the same time as a criminal conspiracy is turning Nash Novak's life into a living hell. Refusing to let the drug cartel's murderers drive her off the plantation and ruin the families who work it, Nash tackles organized crime and police agencies on two continents.
About the Author
Born in New York City, HAROLD ROBBINS is one of the world's bestselling authors, writing novels that often mirrored his own experiences and that were peopled by characters he had met.
JUNIUS PODRUG was selected by the Robbins Estate to carry on the ideas, uncompleted works, and tradition of Harold Robbins because he was both a friend of Harold's and a writer whose books Harold admired. He is the author of Harold Robbins' The Betrayers and Blood Royal.