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Publisher:
Top Publications, Ltd. |
Release
Date: 2003 |
ISBN:
1-929976-23-2 |
Awards:
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Format
Reviewed: Trade Paperback |
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Genre:
Fiction/Mystery/Suspense |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Beverly Rowe |
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MyShelf.com |
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Plastic
Gods
A Rich
Coleman Novel
By William Manchee
William
Manchee's ninth book is touted as a Rich Coleman novel, and while
our old friend Rich and his wife Erica are in the story, the main
characters are their son Matt and his new wife Lynn. Matt and Lynn
are doing well in their recently-opened law practice that specializes
in bankruptcy. However, Lynn was impressed by her old professor's
theories on credit card scams that get people so far in debt that
they can never recover. Both Matt and Lynn, being a bit greedy,
see the chance to skyrocket their business while discrediting the
unethical bankers.
They
embark on a mission to trigger enough bankruptcies to put the lenders
out of business and line their own pockets in the process. They
initiate an advertising campaign that starts a consumer revolt against
MidSouth Bank. Their expose uncovers much more than they anticipate
including embezzlement and murder. They become victims themselves
as Franklin P. Hill tries to discredit Matt, and when that doesn't
work, he orders Matt's death. Matt's fear for Lynn and his questioning
and review by the Texas Bar Association kept me riveted to the page
as the tension built to a thunderclap of a climax.
Manchee is a genius at taking a page
from our daily lives and turning it into a high speed thriller,
with characters that we definitely want to see again, and a well
developed plotline that is right out of today's newspapers. This
was the first Manchee novel for me, but definitely not the last.
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