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Shannon Moss, a secret agent equipped with time‑travel technology, probes various future periods in search of evidence tied to the murder of a Navy SEAL astronaut’s family and the subsequent disappearance of his teenage daughter. The investigation becomes increasingly complex as Moss’s interventions in the past and present threaten to reshape the timeline she is attempting to piece together.
Her mission intertwines elements of criminal investigation with speculative science‑fiction concepts, testing the boundaries of cause and effect while confronting the moral ambiguities inherent in manipulating time for justice.
Through a tense and atmospheric narrative, the novel explores how hidden truths emerge from the interplay of personal loss, political subversion, and the fragility of linear history.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Tom Sweterlitsch
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