The Jolly Roger Social Club: A True Story of a Killer in Paradise

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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. Holberts first victims were the Brown family who lived on a remote island in the areas 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 clubs 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.