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Bloodline

by Sidney Sheldon · 1977

Sheldon's sweeping saga of greed and betrayal, sabotage and danger, and the ties that can kill...Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. At its head was one… more

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Because there was a hunger in me to see everything and do everything. I wanted to be everyone I saw. I wasn't enough for me. Can you understand that?
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To find riches is a beggar’s dream, but to find love is the dream of kings.
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Every man is a prisoner, and the greatest irony of all is to be the prisoner of another man.
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Men were handy to have around, when required. They were not particularly intelligent, but they could be taught to fetch and light cigarettes, run errands, open doors and give satisfaction in bed. They made excellent pets, dressed and bathed themselves and were toilet-trained. An amusing species.
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If you had to remind someone you loved that it was your birthday, then it was futile.
Nothing was sacred, nothing was safe. Privacy in today's civilization was a delusion, a myth. Every citizen was exposed, his deepest secrets laid bare, waiting to be read. ... If one knew where to look, and if one was patient, all the facts were available.
Never let a friendly fox into your hen-house. One day he’s going to get hungry.
that there must be a cure for every disease. Health is natural, disease is unnatural.
Cockney girl who was already beneath his tastes. He quit

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Sheldon's sweeping saga of greed and betrayal, sabotage and danger, and the ties that can kill...Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. At its head was one of the wealthiest men in the world, a man who has just died in a mysterious accident and left his only daughter, Elizabeth, in control of the company. Now as this intelligent, tough, and beautiful young woman dares to save -- not sell -- Roffe and Sons, she will have to outwit those who secretly want her power, and the unknown assassin who wants her life.

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First published
1977
Genre
Fiction
Goodreads rating
3.87 (35k ratings)

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