The Killing Time - (An Ali Dawson Mystery) by Elly Griffiths (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Detective Ali Dawson leads a unit that investigates cases so cold her team must travel back in time to solve them. But ever since their technical expert, Jones, got stuck in Victorian London, Ali and her team have been forbidden from time travel.

At a loss, Ali dives into a present-day case - an apparent suicide of a young man who fell to his death from a high building. Ali believes the death is linked to a bad-news psychic medium, Barry Power, who convinced the boy he could fly. Suspicious, Ali attends one of Power's shows, where he claims to be in contact with none other than Jones.

Minor trouble closer to home inspires Ali to sneak back in time just long enough to prevent misfortune. Her plan backfires, and she finds herself once again in Victorian London, where she reencounters Jones, as well as the darkly mysterious Cain Templeton, with whom Ali has unfinished business from her previous visit to the nineteenth century . . .

When she spies Barry Power lurking in the past, Ali knows she's onto something. But with a potential murderer operating in multiple centuries, how on earth is she supposed to protect everyone at risk?

It's a different time. It's a dangerous time. It's the killing time.

Review Quotes

"Warm and engaging characters and a wildly brilliant story wittily told; I loved this book."
--Ann Cleeves, New York Times bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez series

"Here's a paradox: a thriller that is full of zest and joy."
--Nicci French, international bestselling author of The Last Days of Kira Mullan

"[An] entertaining sequel to The Frozen People . . . Delicious subplots . . . brisk pacing, cleverly managed time travel, and fascinating bits of historical detail win the day. Fans of the first novel will be delighted by this one. "
--Publishers Weekly

"Simply astonishing."
--Booklist (starred review)

"Joyously inventive, totally original, filled with warmth, humanity and fun. Ali Dawson is a delight - a detective you'll want to spend more time with."
--JP Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before

"Ali Dawson could be the most fun time-travelling detective since Dirk Gently."
--Chris Brookmyre, international bestselling author of Fallen Angel

"Truly wonderful, wildly atmospheric."
--Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of My Favorite Mistake

"Elly Griffiths has done it again. Warm, witty, and outrageously believable."
--Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's Skin

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