The Jolly Roger Social Club The Jolly Roger Social Club

The Jolly Roger Social Club

A True Story of a Killer in Paradise

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Publisher Description

The true story of a series of bold killings which took place in a shadowy American ex-pat community in Panama--a tale of greed, political history, and murder

In the remote Bocas del Toro, Panama, William Dathan Holbert, aka "Wild Bill," is awaiting trial for the murder of five fellow American ex-patriots. Holbert's first victims were the Brown family, who lived on a remote island in the area's Darklands. There, Holbert turned their home into the "Jolly Roger Social Club," using drink- and drug-fueled parties to get to know other ex-pats. The club's tagline was: "Over 90% of our members survive." Those odds were not in his victims' favor.

The Jolly Roger Social Club is not just a book about what Holbert did and the complex financial and real estate motives behind the killings; it is about why Bocas del Toro turned out to be his perfect hunting ground, and why the community tolerated-even accepted-him for a time. Told through the fascinating history of the country of Panama, a paradise with sinister ties to the political and economic interests of the United States, journalist Nick Foster brings this uniquely bizarre place to life; shedding light on a community where many live under assumed names, desperate to leave their old lives behind-and sometimes people just disappear.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2016
July 12
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
352
Pages
PUBLISHER
Henry Holt and Co.
SELLER
Macmillan
SIZE
2.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Zenohiram ,

Evil unveiled

Great vocabulary, terribly sad story. I recommend this book for anyone interested in true crime. Not for the faint hearted. It’s a tough call whether giving this killer more publicity is justifiable but the author does a good job of demonizing the alleged killer(s).

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