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• Anyone Can Die : Many characters, often in gruesome and unexpected ways.
• Expy: Most of the characters are based on real life actors and celebrities.
• Everybody Has Lots of Sex : And how!
• The Mafia : Chances and its sequels are based around the mafioso Gino Santangelo and his family.
• The Film of the Book: Many of Collins novels, notably Lucky/Chances and Hollywood Wives have been adapted into TV miniseries.
• Soap Opera : The style of Collins' novels is plot-driven, with Loads and Loads of Characters. Most end with someone getting shot or something blowing up.