Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami
by Roben Farzad
Hotel Scarface transports readers to the Mutiny Hotel, Miami's infamous epicenter where cocaine cowboys partied extravagantly and plotted their dominance over the city's drug empire. Roben Farzad vividly recounts the 1980s frenzy of glamour, greed, and gunplay that turned South Florida into a cocaine capital, blending high-stakes intrigue with the era's unchecked excess.
About This Book
Hotel Scarface chronicles the notorious Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove, Miami, which became a notorious hub during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and 1980s. It served as a playground and planning ground for the so-called cocaine cowboys, figures central to the era's drug trade.
The book explores how this glamorous yet dangerous spot attracted a mix of revelers, criminals, and power players, all entangled in the explosive growth of Miami's underworld economy. Author Roben Farzad draws on vivid accounts to paint a picture of excess and ambition.
Through its lens on the hotel, the narrative reveals the broader story of how Miami transformed into a battleground for control amid the crackdown on drug trafficking. It highlights the intersection of luxury, vice, and violence that defined the city's turbulent chapter.
Hotel Scarface offers an insider's view into an era marked by bold plots and lavish parties, capturing the allure and peril of the cocaine cowboys' world.
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