Rockey, who lives in Hinckley with his wife Connie, is a former television program executive, producer and director. His experience in this field makes this particular story come to life as we watch the protagonist Jack Carr, a news director of a major TV station, try to exist among a cast of motley characters who "thicken the plot." The reader is led willingly into the backside workings of the communications industry, as well as into the undersides of the community (in this case, Nashville, Tennessee) where colorful and seamy characters provide an amazing backdrop.

The best part of Rockey's writing is his own "reality," and how his lifelike characters become either your best friend or your worst enemy. As a teller of tales, Rockey know exactly how to catch a reader's interest and to pull them into the story as it progresses.

This is not Rockey's first effort into the literary field, and, hopefully, it will not be his last. At the risk of making predictions, it would be easy to believe that if any of the major book publishers were paying attention, both this effort and his first e-book, The Journalist, would be gracing the shelves of the likes of Barnes & Noble, Waldens and Borders.

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As a serious writer, Rockey has the ability, as they might say in Tennessee, to "run with the big dogs," when it comes to spinning the kind of yarn that could easily enter today's bestseller list.

THE HINCKLEY RECORD - October 02

Reviewed by Peggy Russell