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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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- 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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- 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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- Robyn
- 29-03-18
A fun distraction
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. It's probably a 4.5 star rating. 5 stars for the fun factor, 4 stars because it's a bit unlikely / random.
It's a "who-dunnit" with a difference. Socially awkward rookie cop not who wasn't quite fitting in with the local force, finds himself in an interesting new crime-investigating team.
Eccentricity meets technology....what could possibly go wrong?!
Similar light tone to the wizard books, but a very different theme. The humour is fun, the narration perfectly suited. Ideal when light relief is required between the more heavy-duty or emotional listens.
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- Bob
- 17-01-19
One swallow doesn't make a summer
The start of this book is great. For about the first hour or hour and a half a big comedy moment is built up and executed perfectly. The blurb refers to it when it talks about a rookie cop arresting a suspect with an inappropriate weapon. I've read a few Scott Mayer books and I love his childish, prankish humour and with this one it was the same. I was walking along the street listening to the book and I couldn't control my burst of laughter, I thought that this was going to be his best book yet. I was disappointed, the initial arrest was not only the highlight of the book it was the only truly funny scene in the book. After the initial arrest I am pretty sure that I did not laugh for the rest of the novel - that's at least 8 hours of listening to a comedy with no humour. The Authorities does not work as a straight story and yet again with Audible I cannot account for how anybody can give this book a 5 star rating. Off to Be the Wizard is an example of what a 5 star comedy should be, funny from beginning to end - this is not.
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- Laura
- 25-09-22
Not quite on the level of Magic 2.0
I love Scott Meyer and Luke Daniels, but for me this story wasn’t quite on the same level as the Magic 2.0 books. I enjoyed it and will listen again (this was actually my second listen after a gap of several years, I believe, and I think I preferred it on the repeat), but it just didn’t quite hit the same mark. I did laugh out loud several times, but the characters weren’t quite as memorable or endearing. Excellent performance from Daniels, of course. In summary, interesting concept, easy listen and something fun for a Sunday afternoon.
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- K. West
- 08-05-21
Good but not as good as his others
Took a while to get started. I think I would like more books in the series as it took a long time for the characters to warm up, and I seemed I only got to know them just before the end, felt more like a really long introduction, and the story was only just getting started. Easy listen though, and was good.... just not as good as magic 2.0
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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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- troyhealy
- 26-08-19
Excellent and original story, well told.
This really deserves to be a series. The lead character does a fair job of giving the reader an ordinary perspective on the story without being bland.
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- Andy
- 06-07-19
good
good book the whole thing feel like a big intro to what should be a big serise hope theres more to come
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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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