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4.0 out of 5 stars
Nashville's dirty little secrets?, September 30, 2008
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Gotta love Rollins!, August 5, 2008
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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read for the beach or airplane, October 3, 2008
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.
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