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The Authorities
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
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.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-03-17
Another great book by Scott Meyer
Well written, great performance by Luke Daniels.
If you like his other books you will love this too.
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- J Reason
- 20-12-15
An entertaining, humorous police procedural
The Authorities is an entertaining, lighthearted police procedural, full of eccentric characters and gentle humour. In many ways, it is similar to the author's Magic 2.0 books - a simple, amusing story featuring endearingly socially inept characters. Luke Daniels' narration is excellent. His character voices really add to the humour.
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- Andy T
- 04-05-19
Great story, brilliant reader
I loved all the Magic 2.0 stories which I thought were imaginative, well-written and witty. Like those books, The Authorities is a great yarn. But, for me, the voice of Luke Daniels is the cherry on top of the cake - the guy is brilliant at interpreting the author’s intent and bringing each character to life. Fun from start to finish - 5 stars!
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- mazzz
- 05-06-18
Good plot, narrator poor
It took a wigletm suss that this war funny because the narrator was so deadpan would be nice to see more me the characters in another book.
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- AudiobookDevotee
- 09-02-23
Perfectly decent book
This was another quirky, fun book by Meyer. A collection of oddballs thrown together in a bizarre and implausible situation. The setting is modern Seattle and well described and the characters, despite being cartoonish, have a decent amount of depth and backstory. This certainly isn't a book to be taken seriously but I can see it being fairly enjoyable. The narration was top notch.
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- Mark Moore
- 28-01-17
great
the story was interesting and the. Characters with very engaging. pretty good listen but quite short. thanks.
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- ScottishJay
- 29-08-18
Scott Meyer does it again!
I discovered Scott Meyer through his Magic 2.0 series. I loved them so much, I just had to explore Scott's other books. This book was fantastic! It had me hooked very early on, and i found myself finishing the entire book from start to finish while on holiday in Majorca.
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- junorub
- 20-09-17
Great story, but I would have liked more!
Great story, but I would have liked more! I wish there was one more mystery.
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- Tombo
- 05-05-16
A good read
This book is so easy to listen to. It's well read and written. I was walking the dog with a smile on my face
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- Thoughtful shopper
- 24-09-20
Not as good as his other books
I normally love Scott Meyer’s quirky, funny books but I found this one to be a bit thin and disappointing. It took a huge amount of time to really get going and never really caught my attention. None of the characters are particularly sympathetic and the mystery story is so simple that it was fairly easy to work out who had done it. That being said it was read really well by Luke Daniels who I will forever associate with Scott Meyer’s work.
If this is the first time you have come across this author, don’t go with this book rather read or listen to the Magic 2.0 series or the brilliantly quirky Master if formalities. This one isn’t his best work and is not a true reflection of how funny, clever and imaginative his other stories are.
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