Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami

In the 1970s, Miami was a hotbed of cocaine trafficking, with the Coconut Groves Mutiny at Sailboat Bay being a major attraction for dealers and dopers. Three waves of Cuban immigrants competed to dominate the trafficking, but the Mutiny became target number one for law enforcement. Based on exclusive interviews and never-before-seen documents, Hotel Scarface is a portrait of a city high on excess and greed.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 352 pages
\n Publication date: 02 May 2019
\n Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Miami, December 31, 1979. A warning echoes through the streets: lock your doors, watch your backs, and raise your glasses. Miami is about to undergo a catastrophic explosion, a fiery fusion of cocaine, blood, bullets, torched cars, cash, immigrants, hustlers, dopers, informants, corruption, body bags, and inner tubes. In the vibrant seventies, cocaine swept through Miami with the intensity of a hurricane, drawing dealers and dopers like a magnet to Coconut Groves Mutiny at Sailboat Bay. Hollywood royalty, rock stars, and models flocked to the luxurious hotels and clubs, ordering bottle after bottle of Dom and engaging in marathon drug-fueled parties alongside narcos, hit men, and gunrunners, all within the confines of elaborate fantasy suites. Amid the endless supply of powder and cash, a new breed of kings emerged in Miami: three waves of Cuban immigrants, each vying for dominance in the trafficking of one of the most lucrative commodities ever known to man. The Mutiny, however, became the prime target of law enforcement as the kilos of cocaine and bodies piled up.

Hotel Scarface, based on exclusive interviews and never-before-seen documents, is an extraordinary work of investigative journalism that provides an unprecedented glimpse into the rise and fall of cocaine and the Mutiny in Miami. It delves deep into the city's excess and greed, painting a vivid portrait of a time when the allure of drugs and money overshadowed all else. The book uncovers the intricate web of connections between drug lords, law enforcement, and the political establishment, shedding light on the power struggles and corruption that defined this era. Through detailed accounts and firsthand witness statements, Hotel Scarface offers a raw and compelling narrative that transports readers back to the heart of Miami's drug-fueled chaos. It serves as a cautionary tale, reminding us of the devastating consequences of unchecked ambition and the price paid for the pursuit of power and wealth.

\n Weight: 258g\n
Dimension: 172 x 147 x 23 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780552171540\n \n