The Far Time Incident
When a professor’s time-travel lab is the scene of a deadly accident, the academic world and the future of St. Sunniva University get thrown into upheaval. As assistant to the dean of science, Julia Olsen is assigned to help Campus Security Chief Nate Kirkland examine this rare mishap…then make...
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When a professor’s time-travel lab is the scene of a deadly accident, the academic world and the future of St. Sunniva University get thrown into upheaval. As assistant to the dean of science, Julia Olsen is assigned to help Campus Security Chief Nate Kirkland examine this rare mishap…then make it quietly go away! But when the investigation points toward murder, Julia and Chief Kirkland find themselves caught in a deadly cover-up, one that strands them in ancient Pompeii on the eve of the eruption of the world’s most infamous volcano. With the help of their companions—a Shakespearean scholar and two grad students—Julia and the chief must outwit history itself and expose the school’s saboteur before it's too late. The Far Time Incident is a smart, richly inventive novel that skillfully weaves together mystery, history, and science to create a mesmerizing and addictive read.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781611099096 (1611099099)
Publish date: April 9th 2013
Publisher: 47North
Pages no: 328
Edition language: English
Series: The Incident Series (#1)
The Far Time Incident by Neve Maslakovic As an administrative assistant, Julia Olsen is used to handling student crises and hysterics with equanimity. However, when a graduate student rushes into her room and tells her that one of the professors has been scattered across time, Julia knows that thi...
I found the first part of the book to be the most boring, and it does take a while for them to jump into the past, but once that happens the intrigue starts to settle in and I found that once there the story had a lot of twists and turns that resulted in an enjoyable ending. I did like the use of...
When a time travel mishap threatens big donor contributions and a possible Nobel Prize for two professors at a small college in Minnesota, diligent, list-loving Julia Olsen, the assistant to the dean, is told by her boss to assist in the investigation. Though time travel is possible there are some i...