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Happy Land: A Lover's Revenge

The Nightclub Fire That Shocked a Nation

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Happy Land: A Lover's Revenge

By: OJ Modjeska
Narrated by: Zane Boyer
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The scene was paralyzing. We stood there, numb. No one spoke. There were 69 bodies spread about the 24-by-50-foot area. They all could have been sleeping.

In the small hours of the annual Punta Carnivale celebrations held by Central American communities of the West Bronx, residents witness flames and smoke coming from a popular nightspot known as Happy Land. Fire and rescue personnel arrive at the scene within three minutes, only to find all 87 party-goers trapped inside already dead. The victims have died at an unfathomable speed, succumbing to suffocation and the effects of lethal gases before the flames could even reach them.

Detectives soon realize that the disaster, epic and tragic in proportions, is no accident. The fire has been deliberately lit by an arsonist, the man responsible for what is to be the worst mass murder in American history.

Happy Land: A Lover’s Revenge untangles the shocking story behind one of the worst fires in New York history. Exploring in detail a tragedy little remembered today, but rich with contemporary meaning, the story provides an unnerving snapshot of the possible consequences of societal indifference to violence against women and the plight of the most vulnerable in our communities.

©2020 OJ Modjeska (P)2020 OJ Modjeska Americas Murder State & Local True Crime United States Crime Scary Happiness

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Such a great book! The narrator was such a lovely voice actor. Kept me listening and intrigued! I listen to a lot of non fiction audiobooks and Zane Boyer does an amazing job at keeping the listener engaged in the text and alert as to what comes next. Highly recommend both the authors books and other books narrated by Boyer.

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I couldn’t finish this. The author is too busy pushing his politics to engage with me enough to tell his story. What a turn off!

Author pushes his politics

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I was disappointed that this book opened with current politics, opening borders and trump bashing, disguised as the causes or effects of this massacre. I held out about three chapters and couldn’t take it anymore. Maybe because the fire was less about a jilted lover and more about irresponsible management. A good crime story and lessons learned would have been more satisfying.

Below expectations

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