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The Great American Deception
- Narrated by: TJ Clark
- Length: 7 hrs
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The Great American Deception
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Publisher's Summary
A damsel in distress. A dangerous dame. A metric ton of coffee.
Private investigator Frank Harken’s worldwide fame has only made him more cynical. And living in a giant mall covering the entire USA only serves to drive him nuts on a daily basis. So, when a femme fatale barges in asking Harken to track down her sister, he knows when he’s heard an offer too good to be true.
Puzzled by the sudden arrival of Arjay, a sentient coffee-making robot he never ordered, Frank shrugs and rolls with the caffeinated punches. But as the intrepid duo dig deeper into the missing dame’s disappearance, they uncover a deadly plot that could take down the best part of a society gone bananas.
Can the world-weary PI and his barista-bot foil the dastardly scheme to rob Americans of their entertainment?
The Great American Deception is a sci-fi comedy satire. If you like quirky characters, cultural mashups, and original wordplay, then you’ll love Scott Stein’s futuristic send-up. Buy The Great American Deception to brew up a laugh-out-loud mystery today!
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- Wide Eyes, Big Ears!
- 03-03-2022
Enjoyably zany sci-fi mystery!
Frank Harken is having a bad day. He’s a private investigator in The Great American, a state-like mall in which meople (mall people) perpetually shop, eat and live. Frank certainly didn’t order Arjay, a walking, always-talking coffee machine android who arrived this morning and wants to help solve cases despite Frank’s reluctance. This sci-fi mystery has the imagination and humour of the Hitchhiker’s Guide - there’s plenty of fresh, creative ideas plus sly digs at consumer culture, internet trends, and corporate dominance. Arjay is a fascinating 1st-person narrator, he’s highly resourceful yet logically limited by his programming, so his understanding of social interactions is amusingly hit and miss. The plot itself is fairly basic as we watch Frank and Arjay continually chase their tails; it’s more of a vehicle for all the fun banter and ideas, although the ending added some tantalising complexity. Audio narrator TJ Clark really channels Arjay’s unfailingly chirpy programming and Frank’s jaundiced, ex-cop grumpiness. I’ll definitely chase up The Great American Betrayal if it comes out on audio!
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