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Nemesis: The True Story of Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the Kennedys
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Product Description A longtime investigative journalist uncovers one of the great untold stories of twentieth-century international intrigue, and the secrets it has held until now. Shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis and Bobby Kennedy, two of the world′s richest and most powerful men, disliked one another from the moment they first met. Over several decades, their intense mutual hatred only grew, as did their desire to compete for the affections of Jackie, the keeper of the Camelot flame. Now, this shocking work by seasoned investigative journalist Peter Evans reveals the culmination of the Kennedy-Onassis-Kennedy love triangle: Onassis was at the heart of the plot to kill Bobby Kennedy. Nemesis meticulously traces Onassis′s trail - his connections, the way that he financed the assassination - and includes a confession kept secret for three decades. With its deeply nuanced portraits of the major figures and events that shaped an era, Nemesis is a work that will not soon be forgotten. About the Author Peter Evans, an award-winning former journalist and foreign correspondent, is the author of ten books, including Ari, Goodbye Baby and Amen, and the bestselling novel The Englishman's Daughter. He lives in London with his wife. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Nemesis The True Story of Aristotle Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the KennedysBy Peter Evans HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Copyright © 2006 Peter Evans All right reserved. ISBN: 0060580542 Chapter One The Blood TradeWere one to ask me in which direction I think manstrongest, I should say, his capacity to hate. -H. W.Beecher, 1813-1884 Robert Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis met for the first time at acocktail party given by the English socialite Pamela Churchill*at thePlaza Hotel in New York City in the spring of 1953 -- the yearJacqueline Lee Bouvier married John F. Kennedy. Pamela Churchill was a shrewd networker long before the term had beeninvented, and her guest list had been drawn from the elite of theAmerican establishment and the world's richest people. Daughter of anEnglish baron, and the former wife of Randolph Churchill -- thedrunk-ard son of the British prime minister -- Pamela, who would becomethe model for the elegant tramp Lady ma Coolbirth in Truman Capote'sAnswered Prayers, knew the great and near great of fivecontinents. It was said that for legendary amounts of money, she hadslept with many of them. She had known Bobby since 1938, when his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, wasthe American ambassador to England. She and Bobby's older sisterKathleen were debutantes together in the last London season before thestart of World War II, and had remained friends until Kathleen's deathin a plane crash in 1948. Onassis was not such an old friend. Since Pamela's ex-husband Randolphhad introduced them in the South of France several months earlier,however -- an introduction that Onassis said had cost him £2,000 (some£40,000 in today's currency) -- the Greek shipping millionaire hadbecome a close one (her lover, he said; not so, she protested, althoughher veracity in such matters was as questionable as Onassis's). Onassiswas far too earthy for her tastes, Pamela told friends. An unmistakeablearriviste, he possessed a volatile temper, especially when he'dhad too much to drink, and his habit of smashing plates and makingscenes in restaurants offended her English sensibilities. Although Onassis was attracted to Pamela's world, and knew he would beaccepted more easily if he adopted the elegant dress, language, andmanners of their class -- much as his brother-in-law, Stavros Niarchoshad done -- he refused. "I won't play the hypocrite for anyone," he toldhis young, English-educated wife Tina, daughter of the 1930s shippingking Stavros Livanos, when she tried to break him out of his Greekchrysalis and repackage him as an English toff. Nevertheless, Pamela Churchill was a practical woman, and it was clear that her interest inOnas
