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79 Park Avenue Kindle Edition

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CORRUPTION, GREED, AND VENGEANCE ARE TIMELESS.

From the seedy streets of inner NYC to luxurious Park Avenue comes a story of a tragic love triangle.

Marja Fluudjincki (aka Maryann Flood) is an ambitious and sensual young woman from the slums who is forced into prostitution. Clawing her way from street urchin to stripper— Maria ultimately becomes the madam of a Mob-owned pleasure empire, providing access to the city’s most exciting and sensual “escorts.”

Mike Keyes is a hardworking, honest man who works his way up to Assistant District Attorney. Fate has dealt him a devastating blow when he learns the madam he’s been chasing, Maryann Flood, is none other than the love of his life who has repeatedly broken his heart, Marja Fluudjincki.

Does he set aside his personal feelings for the sake of justice, or fall under Maryann’s seductive spell, betraying his life’s work?

A sizzling tale of sexuality, power, and lust that inspired the 1977 Golden Globe-winning miniseries.

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Born in New York in the Depression, Harold Robbins left school at fifteen to make a million at twenty-one, only to lose it. For three decades he was renowned as the world's bestselling author.

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"Robbins's books are packed with action, sustained by strong narrative drive, and are given vitality by his own colorful life." --THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Harold Robbins is a master!" --PLAYBOY

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08J8D7ZP6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wolfpack Publishing (September 30, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3116 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #89,805 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #221 in Vigilante Justice
- #494 in Vigilante Justice Thrillers
- #528 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Kindle Store)

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UBizz

Had me from the start....

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 17, 2014

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I got this book for free after seeing it on the Kindle Buffett list. I did not know the author and just thought that the book would interest me. Marja Fluudjinicki a/k/a MaryAnn Flood is a Polish teenage girl who is hypersexualized at an early age (albeit not sexually active per se) by men. Marja has learned that she has power over men through her body and use of feminine wiles and every time someone described her it made me think of Jessica Rabbit ("I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way...") Marja is insightful, wise and honest so she has qualities that also endear her to the men who see her body before they "see" her. Marja is pursued by a rich kid (Ross Drego) who is obsessed with her mainly because she is an enigma to him and he really wants to control and possess her (as he does all things). At the same time, Marja is actually in love with Ross' friend (Mike Keyes - rhymes with eyes) but either fails to believe she deserves his love or wants to avoid being hurt when his love disappoints her. The story is set in the 40's, 50's and 60's.

Ross aspires to be a mover and shaker in the crime syndicate while Mike is a good guy studying to be a police officer and always does the right thing. Marja, Ross and Mike move in an out of each other's lives and the story starts with Mike, an Assistant District Attorney in the present being forced to prosecute his lost love Marja for Prostitution, Bribery and other crimes committed while she acts as a madam (fronting as a model agency) for the crime syndicate. In the beginning Mike is reciting Marja's contacts with the criminal justice system as a backdrop to turn the jury against her, however the story later unfolds from the perspective of the past that led her to court and you get the background for each of those contacts listed in Court; although the story is told in a way that you only recognize after the fact that you have context for her past as described by the D.A. This book is a lost love/lost opportunity story for Mike and Marja but also a commentary about what life events could lead a presumably good girl to a life where she becomes a professional prostitute.

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nvh2os

A Great Reread

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 7, 2021

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It has been years since I read this book. I was surprised how much of it I remembered, but even more important is how much I still enjoyed it. Having worked as an advocate I have always known how events form us into who we are both good and bad. Marja must learn to live with those events and still try to be true to herself. Her actions are like that pebble in the pond and the other characters are the affected by the ripples. You're going to find yourself cheering for Maryann even though common sense says not to.

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Kenneth N.

Ordered hard cover, received soft cover, little disappointed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 10, 2022

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Dislike soft cover, thought I ordered hard cover

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2022

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Love his style. He is one of the greatest writers of his genre of all time . The book is a work of art

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2021

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79 Park Avenue By Harold Robbins
I'd give this ten stars if I could. I discovered Harold Robbins writing several years ago and he never disappoints. I feel as if I actually know the character's in his stories, and this story was no different. I cried real tears and couldn't stop reading until I finished!

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Laura J. Rothman

Harold Robbins, what can I say...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 5, 2014

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I'm 57, at age 12 my Dad, who was an avid reader (at least a novel a week) told me his novels were off limits but didn't hide them from me. It's like waving a red flag in front of a bull! So when I was home alone, i started reading "the Carpetbaggers", followed by every Harold Robbins novel that I could find in the house! Steamy, Sexy, Strong Characters. So much better than the books assigned in my 7th grade English class,. After, 45 years I don't remember all the stories but I can tell you I will have a Blast re-reading them and I don't have to wait to be alone in the house! Yay! I read 79 Park Avenue over the course of 2 days. I really enjoyed it!
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Great characters, plot, and book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 14, 2014

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I really enjoyed this book. It's a story about how a girl coming from nothing but wanting everything ends up getting involved with the wrong people/mob. She starts out with strict morals, but as life continues to give her unfortunate circumstances, she is forced to make decisions that lead her away from the one person who has created happiness for her. Years later, that man is the one to prosecute her on her criminal involvement in the mob. I think the book ended the exact way it should have - realistic and true to the characters. Only gave it 4 stars because it was a little slow in the beginning and had trouble getting past the first couple chapters. After that things picked up and I couldn't wait to see what happened. Definitely will recommend to others.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 25, 2014

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This book was originally published in 1955. Not being super-familiar with the popular literature of the 1950s, I'm not sure how this stacks up, but I'll tell you this: this is no The End Of The Affair , it's not even Peyton Place .

It's the story of a young woman in New York who is robbed of her virtue (in true retro style, once she's raped her attitude is "Why bother?") and is thus, alas, unable to love the man who loves her. Despite the fact that she lacks any abilities beyond beauty, blonde hair, and a certain hardscabble "Never say die" attitude, he improbably moons over her for decades. Various high drama events propel the plot along (a love affair with a rich drunk, fistfights with mobsters, etc) until the virtuous DA who never stopped loving her winds up prosecuting her after she's arrested for running a major prostitution ring.

It's a fairly easy read, but there's nothing here. The scenes that were probably exciting for previous generations fall flat today and the characterization is beyond flat. Mary Ann (she goes by several names in the story, I'm just going with the last one) doesn't come across as a consistent character, she's just a blonde mannequin moving through the plot.

Unless you're reading this for the nostalgia factor, I recommend skipping.

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NettieinLondon

Highly recommended book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 26, 2014

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I first read this book over 25 years ago, but couldn't remember the ending and so downloaded it when I saw it was free. I'm so very glad I did. This is writing at its very best, with characters you can genuinely root for. Harold Robbins knows how to pull at your heartstrings, without dissolving into mushiness. Given the time the book is set in, and the nuances of getting the characters just right, this book is brilliant reading.

I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who wants a very good read, but can't find the right book. You will enjoy it, believe me.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 30, 2011

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I hadn't read any Harold Robbins for years but found a few titles were available for my kindle and so tried this one, about 35 years after last time. I did not regret it. You can immediately see why Robbins is one of the best selling authors of all time. Brilliant. Please get more of his books available for kindle.

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IndigoStones

A book from the past

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 22, 2013

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I read this book years ago, in the 70s and wanted to re-read to catch up with that I loved back then. Harold Robbins write's so easily, the story just flows from him and you always get to know his characters so well.

My memory didn't let me down.

Stephen Paul Tolley

A taste of old.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 27, 2013

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I found this book a slight disappointment as I expected far more depth from a celebrated writer. The scenes and storyline are poor with an ending that really should have been better crafted. This is a sixties book with a fifties feel. Not my best read!

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