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Sinclair Rutherford is a young Seattle cop with a taste for the finer things. Doing menial tasks and getting hassled by superiors he doesn't respect are definitely not “finer things.” Good police work and bad luck lead him to crack a case that changes quickly from a career-making break into a high-profile humiliation when footage of his pursuit of the suspect—wildly inappropriate murder weapon in hand—becomes an Internet sensation. But the very publicity that has made Rutherford a laughing stock in the department lands him what could be the job opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to work with a team of eccentric experts, at the direction of a demanding but distracted billionaire. Together, they must solve the murder of a psychologist who specialized in the treatment of patients who give people “the creeps.” There is no shortage of suspects.
The Authorities, by Scott Meyer- Amazon Sales Rank: #18331 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-10-01
- Released on: 2015-10-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Scott Meyer has worked in radio and written for the video game industry. For a long period he made his living as a stand-up comedian, touring extensively throughout the United States and Canada. Scott eventually left the drudgery of professional entertainment for the glitz and glamour of the theme park industry. His comic strip Basic Instructions appeared in various weekly newspapers and ran online for over a decade.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful. Excellent, period. By David Michmerhuizen First of all, I have no connection to Mr. Meyer. Some months ago I sampled the first of his Wizard books, which I would classify as gamer fantasy - hysterical gamer fantasy at that. I wound up buying it and quickly consuming the rest, along with his Science Fiction book, Master of Formalities. I've enjoyed all of his work and this latest effort delivers just as well as the others.Let's get one basic thing out of the way for the uninitiate. This author can write, and write well. There are no grammatical mistakes, poor word choices, clumsy sentences or wandering tendrils of plot here. The writing is very good and the story is well thought out and well developed from beginning to end. The characters are each unique and artfully rendered, and the world (in this case, tech-opolis Seattle) convincing.In this case there is no fantasy or science fiction at all, just a core murder mystery played straight, surrounded by a framework that will be familiar to anyone who has read the wizard series. A nebbish finds himself in an unfamiliar and somewhat fantastical environment and has to adapt, adjust and reach within himself to excel. As was the case with the other books, hilarity ensues. Here's hoping that sequels ensue as well.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Funny and intelligent. The only problem is that it ends. By Matthew Greenbaum Scott Meyer is an fantastic author. He is funny, he writes well and most amazingly, he seems to be able to do it with any genre. Unlike his other books, which were also fantastic, everything that happens in this one seems like it could happen in a couple years if not now. And I looked silly in public multiple times because I couldn't help laughing out loud at some of the parts. It ends really well, and could be a standalone book, but I hope very much that there will be sequels. I look forward to reading everything the author writes for a long time to come.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Tries a bit too hard By WiltDurkey You know when John Travolta asks Uma Thurman what movie she did, in Pulp Fiction? And she replies she was the knife expert in a team of 5 girls with a ninja and some other special skill ladies for a TV series pilot that only got 1 showing. Or maybe she was the ninja?A bit how I felt about The Authorities. You have various experts in a team, that is almost a TV series, except they are more a YouTube product, brainchild of a dot com billionaire. And, yes, it doesn't lose any time being cheeky vs the computer nerds, of course. More than once it is pretty clever. But it tries so hard. For example, this takes place in Seattle, a lush place with lots of rain. He has a funny description of a lawn that is either a mossy lawn or a lawn-y moss. But elsewhere we get another description, "neighborhoods being carved out of the jungle" that is wordier and too intentionally hip. Ditto with the sis who sends sms with only punctuation marks, rather than words. It's funny the first time. Less so the 3rd and 4th.A lot of the book is dedicated to setting up the team dynamics for the viewer. There is the clever, maybe too clever, little meta aspect of covering a crime-fighting team that is a media product in its own right. How does the new guy fit in with the team? How will he take his boss' annoying media image requirements for him? Along with tons of tongue-in-cheek humor. Some of it hits, some it misses.Where, unfortunately, much less effort is applied is actually having a detective/crime plot. Yes, there is a murder that they have to solve, but really, it doesn't get much attention. I got the impression it was only there because the book needed a crime to solve in order to justify the team's existence.The overall effect, to me, was very much watching a TV series pilot introducing all the characters and setting itself up for episode #2. Hence my comparison to Uma Thurman's scene. Book #2 might be great, but book #1 mostly sticks to setting it up.Still, not a bad book. The author can write and the idea is intriguing. Bit more effort on the crime aspect needed. Reining in some of the meta & humor would do wonders - that's mostly a question of taste though. While I am (slightly) critical, I can also see why other reviewers with different tastes think highly of it so don't be afraid to follow their lead.3.5/5, rounded down.
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