Time to Burn
The Time Travel Novel From The Bestselling Author Of Reese Witherspoon Bookclub Pick, The Club
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- Förväntas 23 juli 2026
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- 89,00 kr
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'A brilliantly clever tale about time travel gone wrong. Bold, convincing and beautifully told – I could not put this book down' – CLARE LESLIE HALL
'So impressive. It made me see London in a completely new way and brought the Blitz to life. Incredibly clever – I loved it' – HARRIET TYCE
'Ellery Lloyd is one of my favourite writers. Time to Burn is a riveting time traveler thriller packed with rollicking action and epic imagination – and a smart, satirical heart' – ABIGAIL DEAN
From the author of The Club, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, Time to Burn is Ellery Lloyd's compelling time travel thriller.
If the past catches up with you, time travel can be murder . . .
London, the present day: commercial time travel is a reality.
Tempus Tours – owned by controversial tech entrepreneur Inigo Frank – offers the wealthy a chance to witness pivotal moments in history.
To immortalise his achievement, Frank enlists award-winning filmmaker Phoebe Hunt to create a fly-on-the-wall documentary. On her first day shadowing Inigo, she is set to witness the return of a billionaire property developer and his family from their trip to the past. But instead of their awe-filled return, she captures the group arriving bloodied and traumatized, with one of their number missing.
Not only that, but Phoebe recognizes the missing woman. She knows not only that she's not who she claims to be, but that the woman has every reason to harbor a grudge against her. And as events begin to unravel in the present day, it seems increasingly clear that the woman had sinister motives for returning to the past – and that people close to Phoebe are in danger.
Can Phoebe stop the ripple effect before she loses everything – and everyone – she holds dear?
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'Absolutely thrilling. Mind bending and totally immersive. It takes the idea of time travel to new and exciting heights. Ingenious!' – JOHN MARRS
'A mesmerizing time-hopping mystery around the question: what if time travel is possible, but only for the uber-rich? Time to Burn offers twists and turns galore, a true delight to the last page!' – KATE QUINN
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A time tourist goes rogue in this stunning sci-fi thriller from husband-and-wife duo Paul Vlitos and Collette Lyons, writing as Lloyd (The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby). Famous for her unflinching series about the Living Family, a communal "utopian community" founded by her father that ended in tragedy, documentarian Phoebe Hunt agrees to make a film about commercial time-travel innovator Inigo Frank only after he promises her full access and editorial control. Phoebe is filming a trip to the London Blitz with Inigo's company when the excursion goes sideways: fellow attendee Harry Allen and his girlfriend return safely, but Harry's son, Luke, is injured, and Luke's new wife, Sasha, misses the aperture to the present, which can't immediately reopen. Upon seeing Sasha's picture, Phoebe realizes she was a former Living Family kid whom Phoebe bullied mercilessly. When reality starts to shift in the present, Phoebe suspects Sasha is responsible, and questions her endgame. The authors skillfully intercut Phoebe's paranoid present-day experience with scenes following Sasha in 1941 and excerpts from Phoebe's series on the Living Family. Well-wrought characters lend texture and emotional resonance to the intricate and diabolically clever plot. It's a triumph.
