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NANO
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Timothy and Alix, university professors, stumble onto a murder after purchasing a Vintage Barbie doll at a yard sale. Things go from bad to worse when the doll turns out to be one of dozens of copies growing in the victim's back yard, and mysterious creatures suddenly begin tearing up the university campus. With the help of Weisenheimer, Timothy's world-class artificial intelligence network, the two academics must stay ahead of an environmentally conscious mafia boss, who turns out to be the murder victim's brother-in-law, and a secret government organization, if they expect to uncover the truth.
Category: » Mystery & detective » General
Fiction » Humor & comedy
Tags:
murder, mystery, artificial intelligence, humor, university, science fiction, nanotechnology, mystery humor, academics, sci fi humor
Timothy and Alix, university professors, stumble onto a murder after purchasing a Vintage Barbie doll at a yard sale. Things go from bad to worse when the doll turns out to be one of dozens of copies growing in the victim's back yard, and mysterious creatures suddenly begin tearing up the university campus. With the help of Weisenheimer, Timothy's world-class artificial intelligence network, the two academics must stay ahead of an environmentally conscious mafia boss, who turns out to be the murder victim's brother-in-law, and a secret government organization, if they expect to uncover the truth.
Category: » Mystery & detective » General
Fiction » Humor & comedy
Tags:
murder, mystery, artificial intelligence, humor, university, science fiction, nanotechnology, mystery humor, academics, sci fi humor
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First published December 4, 2011
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January 14, 2012
I've just finished reading Nano. I will never, not ever, be able to look at a Barbie doll again in the same way! Mr. Smalley, you have forever ruined the name, the image, the icon that is or should I say was... Barbie. What a ride!
My only objection with the sexually rabid (at least not explicit) middle aged protagonists Timothy and Alix was their given ages. It felt like their ethos were more akin to those who're mid-twenty something, maybe just going into 30 rather than the given mid thirties and 40 years old. Beyond that, this was a fun rollicking good story.
I enjoyed the many "unique" characters that play throughout. You will meet along the way with the usual uptight academic, a peculiar loveable professor, the mobster and thugs, errant parent, a covert group of government agency, as well as (one of my favorites) Weisenheimer and of course the grotesque mondo Barbie among others.
Throw together a little bit of old style horror story (think King Kong meets Swamp Thing mixed with a bit darker Edward Scissorhands and add a good helping of Tremors). Give a good splash of espionage and mystery, then a large dollop of geek. Throw in parent/child angst along with good old fashioned adventure and you have NANO.
Although it took me several days more than usual, the book is a quick read. I just didn't get the chance to devour it like I normally would have. On my Nook it has 291 pages with Amasis font set on medium.
My only objection with the sexually rabid (at least not explicit) middle aged protagonists Timothy and Alix was their given ages. It felt like their ethos were more akin to those who're mid-twenty something, maybe just going into 30 rather than the given mid thirties and 40 years old. Beyond that, this was a fun rollicking good story.
I enjoyed the many "unique" characters that play throughout. You will meet along the way with the usual uptight academic, a peculiar loveable professor, the mobster and thugs, errant parent, a covert group of government agency, as well as (one of my favorites) Weisenheimer and of course the grotesque mondo Barbie among others.
Throw together a little bit of old style horror story (think King Kong meets Swamp Thing mixed with a bit darker Edward Scissorhands and add a good helping of Tremors). Give a good splash of espionage and mystery, then a large dollop of geek. Throw in parent/child angst along with good old fashioned adventure and you have NANO.
Although it took me several days more than usual, the book is a quick read. I just didn't get the chance to devour it like I normally would have. On my Nook it has 291 pages with Amasis font set on medium.
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