The Great American Deception
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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!
"Stein delivers a madcap sci-fi take on the hard-boiled detective genre in this fun, near-future romp that's chock-full of rapid-fire wit, tongue-in-cheek literary allusions, and playful futuristic absurdity... Stein keeps the stakes high and the laughs coming ... Sure to appeal to fans of Douglas Adams, this zany, uproarious mystery is a constant delight." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stein (Mean Martin Manning) delivers a madcap sci-fi take on the hard-boiled detective genre in this fun, near-future romp that's chock-full of rapid-fire wit, tongue-in-cheek literary allusions, and playful futuristic absurdity. Arjay, a sentient, top-of-the-line coffee machine with an excess of pep, tags along on the cases of old-school PI Frank Harken within the luxurious but dystopian confines of the Great American a giant, autonomous, U.S.-coast-spanning shopping mall. Though the grumpy gumshoe is not always thrilled by Arjay's presence, he can't deny that the bot makes a "damn fine" cup of coffee. When one of the Great American's inhabitants, Pretty Lovely, hires Harken to find her sister, kidnapped heiress Winsome Smiles, Harken and Arjay are plunged into Great American's underbelly, where they encounter genre staples including mobsters and incompetent cops. Stein keeps the stakes high and the laughs coming, juxtaposing the gritty mystery and dystopian setting with Arjay's perky narration to excellent effect. Sure to appeal to fans of Douglas Adams, this zany, uproarious mystery is a constant delight.
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