Mark Rollins' New Career and the Women's Health Club [Paperback]

Tom Collins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 18, 2008

Mark Rollins has sold the technology company he founded to a large multinational corporation. The transaction left him with more money than he can ever spend, a large empty office building, and far too much time on his hands. He repurposed the building into an exclusive fitness club for socially elite, wealthy women of Nashville, Tennessee. Against the backdrop of daily life in the fitness club, sixty-six year old Rollins becomes a father figure to club members who turn to him when they have a problem. When a club member's husband is reported missing from his upscale Nashville home in the old-moneyed community of Belle Meade, Rollins sets out to solve the mystery exposing himself and his family to unexpected danger from organized criminal enterprises. Rollins, with the aid of his loyal team of computer experts, uses his money and friends in high places to unravel the mystery and protect those close to him.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

What is fun about Mark Rollins is that there is just enough real life in the stories to make people wonder?

I get mail address to Rollins. I have had people ask me if my wife really collects axes.   If I happen to drive a different car, someone will ask about back beauty.  No, I'm not Mark Rollins.  But I wouldn't mind being him.

From the Inside Flap

Mark Rollins' effort to unravel the mystery of a missing husband becomes a race to save his own life!

Mark Rollins made his fortune in technology and planned on a peaceful retirement.  But for reasons other than necessity, he is now the owner of an exclusive fitness club for the socially elite and very wealthy women of Nashville.

While others run the club's affairs, Rollins has become a father figure to club members who turn to him when they have a problem.

When the investment banker husband of one member is reported missing, Rollins sets out to solve the mystery--a move that exposes him and his family to unexpected dangers that spread far beyond Nashville's city limits.
 
Rollins uses his enormous wealth, access to powerful friends, and a loyal team of computer experts to unravel the mystery and protect those close to him.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (July 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419696998
• ISBN-13: 978-1419696992
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,532,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Summary Biography:
M. Thomas (Tom) Collins is one of the pioneer entrepreneurs of the information technology industry. His business successes include Juris, Inc. which was purchased by LexisNexis® in June of 2007. In addition to his role as the founder and head of Juris, Inc., he shared his 30 years of experience working with midsized law firms on the award-winning blog www.morepartnerincome.com. The London-based publication Citytech called him an "outstanding individual and visionary" when he was named as one of the Top 100 Global Tech Leaders in the legal community. He is also the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the publication Law Technology News for his contribution to the use of technology in the legal community.

Tom Collins retired from commercial activity at the end of 2007. Today he writes mystery/thrillers and continues to write and speak on the subject of law firm financial management.

Additional Information:
Tom Collins earned his Master's Degree from the University of Alabama in 1965 and began his career as a CPA with Price Waterhouse (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). He left Price Waterhouse in 1968 to pursue the emerging business opportunity that followed IBM's consent decree allowing the use of IBM computers for the purpose of providing services. It was the birth of the information technology industry. After serving as one of the principals of Compass, Inc., and then Vice President of NLT Computer Services, he joined with four associates to found the public company Endata, Inc. Endata was later acquired by First Financial Management. Following that acquisition, Tom began Juris, Inc. in March 1986. When Juris was purchased by LexisNexis, it had become the leading provider of financial and business information systems for midsized law firms with an estimated 27% market share.
Throughout his career, Tom has been a frequent speaker and author on management subjects as well as technology issues and the legal profession. Among his many industry roles, he is one of the founding members and officers of the consortium organized to implement standards for the electronic exchange of data within the legal community--LEDES, the copyrighted "Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standards." Tom was also the founding chairman of the National Association of Legal Vendors and served as an advisor to several legal-related associations and for the LegalTech® educational and expo conferences.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nashville's dirty little secrets?, September 30, 2008

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Pinkie Bobo "Pinkster" (Nashville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mark Rollins' New Career and the Women's Health Club (Paperback)

Mark Rollins' New Career & the Women's Health Club is a good story made even more interesting if you know anything about the wealthy little city of Belle Meade in Nashville.
Full disclosure here, I know the author Tom Collins and Tom Collins is a lot like Mark Rollins.
Mark Rollins is old school, against the grain, ornery, and a little pissed off.
I bought this book at Amazon and read it from start to finish in a few hours.
It is a great fun read. The writing is visual, fast and furious.
I wish Tom had named names because I think I know some of the Nashville characters in the book. Pamela Wilson is a good example and she is introduced this way, "As I descended the stairs, I was looking down on Pamela Wilson's Body Sculpting class. ... Pam is 5' 10" and always tanned without any tan lines. She has the looks and body of a cheerleader--blonde, augmented breasts, and muscular body. Pam is smart. She graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee but put her degree aside after graduation to do a stint on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad. Now she is back in Tennessee and, like a number of our instructors, she is hoping to break into the music business." Hoping to break into the music business?
Half the people in Nashville want to break into the music business.
The book is a look at the cutthroat side of the Nashville underground.
The introduction of the Diamond Knights and Russian mafia is not as far fetched as it seems. But I tell too much. 4 stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love Rollins!, August 5, 2008

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C. Henderson "oneisEnuf" (Apex, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mark Rollins' New Career and the Women's Health Club (Paperback)

This novel begins with the introduction of Mark Rollins as a man who knows how to get down to business and play hardball. Luckily, Rollins is playing for the good guys - or gals as the case may be - as he heroically slides into the role as `the fixer' for his clientele at the Women's Health Club. After the dramatic introduction, the storyline continues by outlining how a man like Rollins would end up in this unlikely role and then progresses into an absorbing, fast-paced storyline that leads Rollins and his associates into dangerous territory. As the threat to his family and loved ones builds, Rollins acts quickly and decisively to keep them out of harm's way, even though it means placing himself in the eye of the storm.

The setting is in Nashville, and as a former Nashville resident, I enjoyed the familiar setting where much of the story takes place. The story is also full of memorable characters. Rollins in particular stands out as a likeable and confident businessman who treats his clients like family and tackles problems with courage and conviction. I hope to see another Rollins story soon!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for the beach or airplane, October 3, 2008

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W. Tudor (Stuart, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mark Rollins' New Career and the Women's Health Club (Paperback)

Tom Collins is the next John Grisham or Kathy Reichs for writing fiction/fact thrillers. Tom has a unique insight into the software business as well as human nature. Mark Rollins is the hero everyone loves and the story moves along at a good pace. A few twists and turns along the way and of course, a little over the top fiction. The only disappointment was that Mark Rollins didn't have an affection for a Châteauneuf du Pape from the Cote Du Rhone region of France. This is a fun read that will be hard to put down.