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Killing Time
455 pages
A high-stakes collision of gritty murder mystery and steamy, time-bending romance.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a gritty, fast-paced police procedural that suddenly tilts into the extraordinary. The atmosphere is thick with a blend of small-town murder mystery and high-stakes temporal danger, keeping the tension coiled tight from the very first page. It balances the dark, urgent mood of a serial killer hunt with the sizzling, undeniable chemistry of two people who fundamentally do not belong in the same world. The narrative moves briskly, driven by snappy dialogue, sharp investigative twists, and a romance that feels both fated and impossible. It is a perfect fit for readers who want their steamy romantic suspense laced with a clever sci-fi edge, delivering both breathless action and deep emotional payoff.
- Mood
- tense
- steamy
- mysterious
- gritty
- Tone
- urgent
- sassy
- romantic
- suspenseful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- forbidden love across time · racing against fate · fish out of water · trusting the unknown
- The writing
- Direct and action-driven, balancing snappy dialogue with intense, sensory-rich romantic chemistry.
- The arc
- Begins with sharp suspicion and high-stakes tension, melting into fierce, protective passion as the danger escalates.
- Who it's for
- Fans of romantic suspense who crave a gritty murder mystery spiced with a compelling sci-fi twist and high-heat chemistry.
Content notes
- serial murder
- graphic violence
- explicit sexual content
About the book
Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new novel that is her most daring, exciting, and original yet. In 1985, with much fanfare, a time capsule was buried under the front lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty years later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up, its contents stolen. That same night, one of the contributors to the capsule is brutally slain in his home--with no sign of forced entry or indication of a struggle. One by one, others who had placed items in the time capsule are murdered.Besides his suspicions about the sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, the chief investigator, Knox Davis, has absolutely no leads. And while Nikita's no murderer, she seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at stake than anyone else realizes, the smart-talking Nikita is determined to catch this cunning killer--while at the same time battling her own deepening feelings for a man and for a world in which she doesn't belong.When readers crave a seductive novel of unrelenting suspense with a paranormal twist, Linda Howard delivers time and again... make that Killing Time--a captivating, character-rich story that races along on a breathless plot full of action and intimacy, romance and danger, thrills and intrigue.
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