A routine tax fraud investigation. A strange lab. A mysterious button.He shouldn’t have pushed the button. But Alfred Favero, senior analyst with the IRS, pushed the button. And now he’s 67 million years in the past, stranded out of time with a coworker who hates him and a bunch of tax cheats.Oh, and then there’s the other inhabitants of his prehistoric home: the dinosaurs that want to make a … dinosaurs that want to make a meal of him. Things couldn’t get worse.
Until a mysterious visitor from an uncertain future shows up with murder on his mind…
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This review is for the audio book.
This is a different book for me to listen, my choice is cozy mysteries but I fancied a change and the blurb sounded interesting so I gave it a go. Glad I did as I enjoyed it and am going to get book two. Again the title sounds strange and not one I would normally listen to- UFOs and unpaid taxes but some how the author made this one work so I am going to give it a try. I liked it because it was so unusual, there was also a slight mystery (which kept me happy) as to who had followed them and was trying to kill off the survivors. I liked the characters and the way Alfred used creative words for swearing, also the way he has no problems when it comes to his job and upholding the law but life and every thing else he is less assured of himself even if he doesn’t know it.
When Alfred and Nancy go on a field trip to investigate some irregularities with a company’s taxes and the fact that everybody in the company disappeared, they had no idea that the helicopter ride to the desert and a secret base would change there lives. The empty base in abandoned and there task seems impossible the computer doesn’t work because there is no power. No power that is except for the power running to the big button. The big button that Alfred can’t help but press. Sending them back in time to when the dinosaurs walked the earth and then begins a fight to survive, good job they are able to find the missing scientist. However any changes in the past could effect them in the future and by traveling back in time they have already made one big change that could effect every one and give Alfred a big headache trying to understand it all . Will the change mean they can get back to there own time line or are they stuck?
I liked the narrator but did have to increase the speed a bit because he talked a bit to slowly, the voices were good though and you could always tell who was speaking.
An IRS agent and a computer nerd try to get evidence about a tax cheat. What they get is way more than they bargained for…a trip back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Stuck in the past they must try to come to terms with their situation and figure out who is killing people.
T-Rexes & Tax Law (Time Travelling Taxman Book 1), my first read from author Rachel Ford. This book is so well-written & enjoyable. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reading & reviewing it. John Carter Aimone’s talented narration adds greatly to the book’s enjoyment. I look forward to the next book in the series, UFOs & Unpaid Taxes (Time Travelling Taxman Book 2). (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
**** SPOILER ALERT ****
“T-Rexes & Tax Law” is Ford’s kickoff to an entertaining series. The author does a fine job of world building and character development.
Ford introduces us to Alfred Favaro, a senior analyst with the I.R.S. and Nancy Abbot an I.T. Goddess that also works for the I.R.S.
This entertaining tale is very easy to read and leaves me hungry, as is usual with Ford’s writing, for more.
I strongly recommend this book, or better yet, pick up the newly released boxset with the first six volumes of the series!! Then you can do the reading equivalent of binge-watching
In the interest of transparency: I was given a review copy of this book and I am voluntarily sharing this review.
It is my own honest opinion.
This book was way better than I expected. The title made me think it was a about a taxman who acted weird. It was an exceptionally good book and I am so glad that I listened to it. Great narration. I really loved this book, give it a chance, and you will too. It is such a good series, I can not wait to read the others in this series. It is a tax man but the story line is so cool, I don’t want to spoil it for you.
I found myself cracking up over the main character’s dry and out-of-touch humor. He’s quirky, likable, and pairs nicely with his sidekick (who is also very likable). It was obvious that the author put a lot of thought into the plot because the time-travel theory presented here was easy to follow and made sense. Some of these tales get bogged down in so many details that you can’t tell where the heck you are, but not this one!
Alfred the taxman gets out of his comfort zone…
T-Rexes and Tax Law (Time Travelling Taxman, Book 1) by Rachel Ford and narrated by John Carter Aimone turned out to be a fun and humorous time traveling story. If you love time travel, this is the book for you.
What’s it about? Alfred and Nancy are investigating tax fraud. They find a little more than they bargain for and end up traveling to the time of the dinosaurs. While they do find the man of the company they are investigating, problems arise as things are not as Alfred has hoped for. Other things you’ll get: friendship, betrayal, survival of a group, time travel and what’s expected with it, hidden labs, dinosaur adventures, and more.
I ended up loving the book. At first I wasn’t sure as Alfred is a “by the rules/goody two shoes” kind of guy and there were times I wanted to smack him upside the head. Nancy helps to put Alfred in his place. She is a strong woman who knows what she wants and won’t put up with Alfred’s crap. If you start the book and are like man, this guy…stick with it as his character does develop into a not so annoying one. The supporting cast turns out to be just as great as the two main characters.
The narrator, John Carter Aimone, did a good job. He definitely helped to make the characters, especially Alfred.
Overall, I recommend as it’s well-written, entertaining, and a light read/listen. I’m already on to the second book in the series.
Parental guidance/trigger warnings: a couple swear words (f’s) but very minimal as the MC doesn’t believe in swearing, guns (for survival and other uses- not saying due to spoilers), mention of serving in the Marine’s but no war talk, death. Overall, it’s a very light read. I’d have no problem letting my teen listen to this, or my younger child.
*I was given a free review copy of the audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Thank you for allowing me to listen and review the book!
This book is hilarious! The only thing worse than being stuck in the Cretaceous period is being stuck in the Cretaceous period with tax cheats, or so Alfred the Senior Analyst for the IRS thinks. He hates superhero movies and loves protecting Uncle Sam’s pocket book.
This book was super fun to read, and I loved the evolution of the main character’s personality as well as the original ideas. I know I’ll be picking up the next one in the series…
Don’t push that button… or you just might end up 67 million years in the past!
I thought this was an enjoyable, time travel story. I chuckled at the humor of a tax fraud investigator traveling back in time, especially that far back. As Al and his partner try to come up with a plan for survival, they find out they are not alone…
A unique storyline and great narration. Definitely a fun way to spend a few hours.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
The premise is interesting, a rather narrow-minded tax attorney for the US government, who pretty much does not get along with anybody due to being pedantic (which he himself interprets as correct) is tasked to investigate tax fraud of a company developing cutting edge secret technology. Visiting their deserted headquarters, he is accidentally transported back millions of years into the Pleistocene encountering dinosaurs.
This is the good part, it goes downhill from there. Character development: forget it. Any in-depth narrative: not present. The only discouraging development for the reader is the realization there will be sequels.
Another mass-produced tome that could have used an editor, and some English writing credits.
Excellent!
I really enjoyed reading this novel, I was seriously conflicted between laughing and taking the time traveling IRS seriously. Rachel has thought up a whole new way to bring time travel to us. I look forward to seeing what happens next.
Not a book you’ll reflect on over the years but it provided a few hours of good entertainment. Sometimes you need just that to take your mind off current problems and recharge.
I enjoyed this unusual time travel book. I liked the characters. Alfred is smug, and believes he is always right. Nancy puts him in his place. They are IRS agents who are chasing tax cheats, while avoiding dinosaurs. They face danger . They also must deal with time lines.
There is action and humor.
This book had so much potential that was not realized. The T-Rex on the cover is deceptive. There was a T-rex in the book, however it appeared to be the size of a horse not true to size. Fear factor was lacking and the story was way too short. I felt like I was reading an outline for a story.