Technically Dead

by William Meisel

Technically Dead is a mystery that takes place in the near future. Archie Teal is a technical genius aided by his digital assistant Erasmus in solving crimes. He works with Detective Nikki Sharp. They find the murder case of a technology executive particularly challenging. Every suspect they can identify seems to have an alibi. Erasmus can be particularly helpful, in that he has a secret connection to NSA resources that Archie installed when he worked there.

Genres: Mystery

152 pages, Paperback

First published June 23, 2015

About the author

William (“Bill”) Meisel’s experience combines a strong academic, technical, and business background. With a B.S. degree in Engineering from Caltech and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, he began his career as a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at USC. He has published over 70 papers and several books, including a technical book, Computer-Oriented Approaches to Pattern Recognition. He was the editor and a contributor to New Components and Subsystems for Digital Design; VUI Visions: Expert Views on Effective Voice User Interface Design; Speech in the User Interface: Lessons from Experience; The Software Society: Cultural and Economic Impact (2013), and Technically Dead (2015).

After working in university research, Dr. Meisel launched and managed the Computer Science Division of an aerospace company, applying pattern recognition technology to a number of application areas, including target detection and intelligence data analysis. He then founded a venture-capital-backed speech recognition company and ran it for ten years. He has been issued six patents in various areas of technology. Currently, as an industry analyst, he publishes a paid-subscription, no-ads monthly industry newsletter, Speech Strategy News, on commercial developments in speech technology and natural language interpretation. He also authors a blog, Meisel-on-Mobile. As Executive Director of the Applied Voice Input Output Society (AVIOS), a non-profit industry organization, he creates the program for AVIOS’s annual Mobile Voice Conference.

Reviews

[Faisal · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a quick read for me which is perfect for the busy adult. The ending was a surprise and tied up the story very well. Usually I figure out the ending early, so this was a nice twist. I didn't want to put the book down once I started reading. The love story was nice and did not take away from the main story. The only thing that I had trouble understanding was some of the computer talk, but it was ok because it did not take away from the story. I would recommend this book.