The Prince of Paradise, John Glatt
The Prince of Paradise, John Glatt
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The Prince of Paradise
The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder

Author: John Glatt

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/09/2019


Synopsis

A millionaire playboy

Ben Novack, Jr., was born into a hotel empire, Miami's lavish Fontainbleau. But his luxurious, celebrity-studded lifestyle would ironically end in another hotel room—where the police found him bound up in duct tape, beaten to death.

A history of violence

Seven years earlier, police found Novack in an eerily similar situation—when his ex-stripper wife Narcy duct-taped him to a chair for twenty-four hours and robbed him. Claiming it was a sex game, he never pressed charges and never followed through with a divorce.

A family murder mystery

Prosecutors believed Narcy let the killers into the room and watched them brutalize Novack. They also suspected she was involved in the death of Novack's mother, who took a fatal fall months before. Strangely, it was Narcy's own daughter who implicated her to the police—in this twisted case of passion, perversion, and paradise lost . . .


About John Glatt

English-born John Glatt is the author of more than twenty books, and has over thirty years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He is the author of Lost and Found, Secrets in the Cellar, Playing with Fire, and many other bestselling books of true crime. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, A Current Affair, BBC World News, and A&E Biography.


Reviews

Wow Just took a view of how how others see this book and it seems I am in the minority loving it. First of all, I did not have a clue what this book was about other than that it was true and there would be a killing. That is the way I like to read. So the first part dealt with Ben Novack Sr and how he......more

Goodreads review by Kristen

Fascinating story! I enjoyed all the Grand Rapids connections between Amway, Kendall College and Rebecca Dabakey aka Rebecca Bliss aka Mona Love. Who is now back in GR...making soaps for a living.......more

3.50⭐ This was an interesting book I enjoyed the Miami Beach and Fountainebleau Hotel history of the fifties and sixties. I remember hearing the news about the horrific murders of Ben Novack, Jr. and his mother Bernice but did not know much about the case. Based on this book it appears that Mr. Nova......more

Goodreads review by Sallee

I found this book interesting. The son of the the builder and owner of the famous Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami grows up indulged in all things. As an adult, he was more than capable of business affairs and became wealthy in his own life. Because of his lifestyle, he never fully matured and was prone......more