The novel is about the fictional Rocktime Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, that went bankrupt 4 months after it opened and was sold for a bargain price.
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A new novel is out, with a plotline that may sound familiar.
The book is called "Grand Strand" by Reid Barwick, a first-time novelist who works in the hotel business in Nashville, Tennessee.
The novel is about the fictional Rocktime Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, that went bankrupt 4 months after it opened and was sold for a bargain price. The plot involves an investigation into the financing of the park's new owner.
The book is being sold at www.Amazon.com.
The book never mentions Hard Rock Park or Freestyle Amusement Park by name.
Hard Rock Park, a $400 million tourism investment, opened in Myrtle Beach in May of 2008 and lasted only one season.
FPI-MB Entertainment bought the park in 2009 for $25 million and lasted only one season.
