Plastic Gods [Paperback]

Matt and his wife Lynn find their niche in the infomercial field. Their brainchild of exposing the banking industries enslavement of the American people is a huge hit with the public. Their bankruptcy firm is up and running with more business and more money than they ever imagined. Not everyone is thrilled about the infomercials, however. Namely - the Texas Bar Association, who believe the infomercials do not adhere to legal advertising ethics, and MidSouth Bank of Houston, who believe they are losing millions of money as a direct result of Matt's bankruptcy filings.

With their dream quickly turning into a nightmare, Matt and Lynn find they have made themselves the target of unscrupulous individuals who go to any means necessary to take revenge against those they feel have taken something from them. Means and methods that include taking down the empire of wealth the young lawyer accumulated, using the press to take down the practice and people the media helped create, and taking the very thing Matt Coleman held dearest.

Now, admittedly, it's not a real stretch to imagine greedy lawyers, and bankers who would go to any means to keep their money to themselves. Or is it? I started reading the book thinking it would be the same old story about greed and corruption. But it's not. Manchee takes it to another level. At times I found myself thinking some of the scenarios were too far-fetched. But for some reason I was drawn to the story. I had to know what happened and if the bad-guys would be held responsible. And when I finished the last page, I was wondering...could this really happen?

William Manchee has given us a great read for a time when stock markets and interest rates are fluctuating. PLASTIC GODS - Is it fiction or fact?

Reviewed by Cindy Daniel, author of the Death Warmed Over Mystery Series
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Rebeccasreads recommends PLASTIC GODS because it has a lot to think about -- our addiction to credit cards. It is a lively story for anyone struggling with thousands of dollars of debt; for anyone facing a lifetime of interest payments; for anyone living beyond their means & realizing what the great American Dream is costing them. It is also a dangerous book, so be warned, it has something subversive to say that will touch just about everyone with a bank account.

Good stuff!

This is a very well written book that draws the reader into the storyline and doesn't let them go until the very end. I had to read the entire book at one setting to see how Matt would resolve his problems. Author William Manchee does an excellent job of keeping the reader guessing and makes the book one surprise after another. While his excellent writing style and use of plot twists and turns make this one of the most exciting fiction novels of the year, I don't rate it as one of the best. The reason is simple. While William Manchee is an excellent writer and I look forward to many more great novels tantalizing plot lines from him, the quality of the editing makes him come across as more of a hack writer. There are multiple sentences where a complete word is just plain missing, wrong words are used (such as "there" instead of "their"), and multiple other problems. As you near the end of the book and suspense is building, the problems become more and more common. This completely breaks up the flow of the novel and breaks the suspense that he is so masterful at creating because you have to stop and play fill-in-the-blank. I looked to make sure I did not have an uncorrected proof, but alas I did not. An excellent story, masterfully done, and recommended for those who like a good suspense story, it falls back into the category of mediocre only because of bad editing. Mr. Manchee has the potential to break out of the pack and become a well-known name in suspense novels, but only with better editing.