RUTHLESS, UNSCRUPULOUS, devastatingly handsome, and insatiable, Judd Crane, the richest man in the world, has everything a man could want in life—an endless supply of money, women, power, and sex. But despite his vast riches, he realizes that there is one thing he cannot escape... death.

From the author of The New York Times #1 best-selling novel The Carpetbaggers comes a tale of mankind’s fiercest obsession—immortality. Determined to cheat death, Judd embarks on a dangerous trek across the globe, from Yugoslavia to China, from the sheltered paradise of a lush private island to a secret atomic city in the jungles of Brazil. Along the way, he will stop at nothing to find what he’s looking for—including chancing death, endangering his fortune, outmaneuvering foreign agents, and, ultimately, risking both his business empire and the woman he loves—until the very last second, when he discovers the most vital secret of all.

With over 16 weeks on The New York Times bestsellers list, this novel of intrigue, decadence, and ruthless determination is pure storytelling—sure to keep you turning pages.

From the author of The New York Times #1 bestselling novel The Carpetbaggers comes a powerful yarn exposing the money, fame, sex, politics, and power that accompany being at the top of the entertainment industry....

Based on the real lives of network executives and other high-profile personalities in the early days when television first became a viable threat to the all-powerful business of the silver screen, The Inheritors is the first in Harold Robbins’s “Trilogy of Greed,” and spent 21 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list.

Steve Gaunt, the rebellious visionary, is the head of a successful television empire, making him a hit, both in the ratings and with the gorgeous women he meets. Sam Benjamin, one of the last of the old motion picture tycoons, desperately wants to hold on to the power that has long been associated with the more “glamorous” part of the business—the movies. When the two combine forces, they have the potential to remake the entertainment industry—or be each other’s undoing. Will their friendship fall apart when their money is on the line, or will their partnership make them even more wealthy and powerful? Entertainment is a dirty business, built by ruthless mavericks, and friendships can fall in a heartbeat when money is on the line. The only rule is that nothing is real in Hollywood.

In its initial publication, The Inheritors was a timely indictment of an industry on fire. Today, it is a fascinating look back at a time when television was just coming into its own, and how the movie industry dealt with this new and growing threat.