The Piranhas Author:Harold Robbins The "piranhas" are not only the dangerous fish that lurk under the calm surface of the Amazon River - they are also the men and women whose greed, immorality and amorality feed on the fabric of society; not only those who run the illegal machinations of the Mafia and the worldwide drug trade that controls the shadow governments of many countries... more », but also those who live in the more "respectable" world of finance, banking and Wall Street, and who fleece the innocent of their savings in order to gobble up big businesses and whole industries. They live only by their own rules, believing they are above the rest of society, above its rules. They are truly The Piranhas.« less