"Sleaze but fun sleaze"
In 1974 Bergen City, New Jersey, four high school seniors
get into an incident with a drunken bully. One of the
students, David Shea, hits the drunk one time too many and
kills him. His friend, Cole Jennings takes the rap of an
involuntary manslaughter charge that costs none of them
anything. Dave goes on to a life of hustling women and
international insider trading of stock. He crosses the
line of ethics and legality over the next twenty-five years
while making millions, hurting many people along the way,
and going through three wives and an assortment of other
females. Though written by his estate based on Harold Robbins'notes,
most readers will not be able to tell the difference as
sleaze and sex fill the pages of the story. The story line
follows twenty-five years in the amoral life of Dave with
some looks at his three high school buddies especially
Cole. Most readers will find the tale lacks a plot and
Dave has no motives for his behavior except some obscure
need to escape his lower middle class New Jersey
upbringing. Still, Mr. Robbins' fans will keep reading
because the novel is easy to follow and the audience will
want Dave to get his comeuppance. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 20, 2001
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