| Killing Time |  | Author: Linda Howard
Creator: Joyce Bean
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Paperback Audiobooks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  131 reviews
Sales Rank: 2288668
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Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.2 x 1.5
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
ASIN: B000VYOQX2
Publication Date: June 28, 2006
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Product Description
Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York Times bestselling 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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 Maybe it was knowing what to expect January 24, 2008
Since I'd read the reviews and knew this book was about time travel and sci-fi, both of which interest me, I liked it. Granted there were a few loose ends but they were minor. The character of Knox caught on with me right away, Nikita took a bit longer.
 Killing Time January 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The plotline is interesting, but what happened to the editor? There are repeats everywhere. In one short paragraph, "this morning" appears three times. Due to poor editing, it was a bit of work to get through what could have been a good story.
 Very disappointing January 15, 2008
I love Linda Howard books, but this one just didn't cut it for me. The plot was interesting and would have been MUCH better if the drama surrounding what was in the time capsule were developed more.
The characters were dull and it was really hard to identify with either of them. The idea that Nikita was a "copy" didn't add anything to the story and could have been left out, unless we'd heard something about it from Nikita's mother and/or father. It would have been much more interesting to shuttle back and forth from the future to the past in respect to her family.
It would also have been interesting to have Nikita exploring all the items from the past rather than just saying that "she studied them in preparation for her assignment". It would have been fun to see how she figured out how to use the coffee maker, washing machine/dryer and shower, since those were the items most talked about in Knox's house.
I found the "link" stuff pretty dopey because it wasn't explained exactly how they worked. Just put them on and be transported back and forth? Doesn't seem to make too much sense.
I wouldn't recommend anyone buy this book. I got it from the library and I'm glad I did.
Ok as a mystery story. January 6, 2008
The characters did not interest me as much as I would have liked. There was not much in the way of romantic or emotional development. I much prefer Ms. Howard's other books. Story brief: Bad guys from around 2200 time travel back to 2005 to get something of value. Nikita is an FBI agent from 2200 who travels to 2005 to stop them, but doesn't know what they are looking for. She and the police chief Knox work together and fall for each other. Some people are murdered. The author toys with Nikita's lack of understanding of slang. For example, instead of calling someone a "big baby" she calls him a "large baby." Knox says she might "split". She doesn't know that means "leave." It wasn't that interesting for me. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: two. Setting: 1985 and 2005 small town in Kentucky. Copyright: 2005. Genre: time travel mystery story with a little suspense and a little romance.
 Not her best, but not bad September 14, 2007
In an odd way, Linda Howard reminds me of another prolific and highly successful author: Louis L'amour. It might seem strange to compare a romance writer to the King of the Westerns, but there are definite similarities. Neither has what would be considered great writing style, but both can tell a heck of a story. Both work almost exclusively within a single genre (although Howard has stretched herself a bit more within hers, writing romance-suspense, romance-SF and so on), but both seem to be able to wring more out of "the same thing, only different" than almost anyone else. Both, at the end of the day, are entertaining.
In Killing Time, Howard combines romance with suspense and science-fiction. Without giving away the plot, the romance and suspense portions make a lot more sense than the SF. But that's okay. Howard tells her usual good story, and you'll find yourself wanting to know what happens to the characters very early on. Unlike some other very famous romance authors, Howard seems to be getting better with age. Killing Time isn't necessarily her absolute best work, but it's well worth the cover price, especially if you've got a long rainy day ahead of you.
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