The Prince of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder
“From the provocative opening sentence (“When retired police chief James Scarberry heard in July 2009 that Ben Novack Jr. had been brutally murdered, with his eyes gouged out, he was not surprised.”), true-crime veteran Glatt grabs the reader’s attention. With a perfect amount of detail, he traces the sad life of Novack—whose father, Ben Sr., founded Miami Beach’s legendary Fountainebleau Hotel—from an unhappy childhood to his death in 2009 at the age of 53. . . . This gripping account is proof that truth can be stranger—and far more disturbing—than fiction.” —Publishers Weekly“One of the finest true crime craftsmen writing today.” —Harold Goldberg, VH1.comPraise forThe Royal House of Monaco:“How do you say ‘juicy’ in French.” —People Magazine“A real guilty Pleasure.” —Entertainment Weekly