Out Of Time

The Dream Traveler #1

by Ernesto H. Lee

Out Of Time, is the first in a series of Novels from author Ernesto H Lee, and is the first part of a two part story that introduces the reader to Detective Sean McMillan. McMillan has a unique ability to travel back in time through the medium of his dreams, so when he is assigned to a cold case team, finding evidence and solving crimes should be a foregone conclusion. However, Sean soon discovers that changes to the past to influence the future can have unexpected and deadly consequences. The past is not the past, the future is not set and nothing in life is certain. Open your mind and join the ‘Dream Traveler’ on his journey back to the past.

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Ernesto H Lee

Genres: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Amazon, Ebooks, Fantasy

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 26, 2018

About the author

Ernesto H Lee is the author of five books in The Dream Traveler series that follow the exploits of the Dream Traveling Detective, Sean McMillan.
The first five books in The Dream Traveler series are Out Of Time (published August 2018), The Network (published October 2018) Finding Lucy (published March 2019), Fools Gold (published February 2020) and Crunch Time (published August 2020).

Book one and two of the Dream Traveler series are permafree on Kindle and other major online book sellers.

He is also the author of a standalone crime novel, Flawed Beauty and the tragic romance novel, 'Walk With Me, One Hundred Days of Crazy.'

'Walk With Me, One Hundred Days of Crazy.' was published in July 2019, and was a finalist in the 2019 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romantic Fiction.

For any questions or comments, the author can be contacted at:

ernestohlee@gmail.com

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Reviews

[Ian Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

The basic premise of this book is that Detective Constable McMillan can go back in time in his dreams, and therefore observe what really happened in cold cases. Great premise. Less great is that he seems to be there physically and can do things, like take photographs, which he can bring back to the present. To get back to the present, he has to be badly injured, or even die, and when he comes back, there is no trace of injury. The concept has thus got a bit muddled: he is either there or he is not, and either he can bring back whatever he acquires there or he can bring back nothing. It would make more sense if he hid things like photos "then", and worked out a way to find them in the "present". A further problem is our DC is not the brightest bulb in the pack, and there is some serious police corruption working against him. I suppose the dimness goes to character, but I can't help thinking it is a cheap way of creating tension in the plot. The writing style flows very well, and makes up for that to some extent, although if foul language grates, do not pick up this book. The author does find some neat ways to both mess up and later fix his temporal interference, and it makes an interesting addition to the time travel genre. The underpinning plot is relatively straightforward until how our hero messes with it, and it is interesting to see how the others deal with their problems when they do not know how their problems arose. Rating here was difficult. I do not want to get too picky on things that bother me in the ratings when I have mentioned them in the text, but one final irritation brought it down to where it is, and nearly cost it another star: it ends in a totally unnecessary cliff-hanger. The only reason it did not drop was because, again, I know some people seem to think cliff-hangers are great.

[Jim Beck · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, I enjoyed the first 287 pages of this book but the last 2 FORCE you to buy the second of Mr. Lee's books. I'm going to do so but I totally dislike being forced by an author to read the sequel.
In saying this I must also say that I thought this book was very well written and wish I could use this method of time travel in my life! :)

[Please Pass the Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of Time: The Dream Traveler by Ernesto H. Lee is book one in the author's titular series, which follows Sean McMillan, a time traveling cold case detective. McMillan is able to tap into his ability to dream of a place and time, and then arrive at it. For someone who is tasked with the job of reopening cases that have been long thought hopeless, McMillan's tactics in their revival – while morally questionable – are wildly effective. But when the young detective is confronted with a case that requires a more intensive investigation and maneuvering that prompts multiple time hops, the consequences of not only returning through dreams, but what those dreams begin to uncover, come with catastrophic ramifications.

Ernesto H. Lee has written a phenomenal first installment to The Dream Traveler Series with Out of Time. Balancing the complexity of story lines that deal with time travel with the level of skilled narrative that readers demand in the genre is tricky, and ambitious even for the most seasoned of writers. Lee seems to operate on an elevated level, managing to not require ridiculous suspension of belief with acceptable technicality and still producing a tale that delivers all the goods. Sean McMillan is wonderfully well developed and an easy main character to root for. The suspense and tension tear through the entire novel with fast paced twists, artfully placed where they are least expected. I look forward to the second book in this creative new series and would highly recommend this book to all those who enjoy intelligent fiction that will both entertain and delight even the most exacting fans of this popular genre.

Review written for Readers' Favorite.

[Anya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe 2,5 stars.. It wasn't so bad.. BUT
There are a few things that I really didn't like. First of all too much swearing. It doesn't usually bother me, but it was really too much. I love Stephen King's style.. some f*** word when it's needed is ok and even good. But too much is too much. I think now I know a lot more swearing in English than in my mother language, thanks to Ernesto H. Lee. I didn't need it.
And also so much violence.. was really Feltham in the nineties such a bad place? The MC manage to get killed every chapter in one way or another.. (in his "dreams" in the nineties) and even when he is at work in our time thing aren't so good around.. I've been to London in 2003 and I loved it! People were kind.. no bad encounter anywhere in town! Sure I won't try to visit Feltham..just in case the author was right about the place...
Second thing I didn't like..the writing style overall wasn't so good..wasn't also that so bad..not my major problem..it just didn't help.. some spelling errors here and there..
Another bad thing.. the time travel concept through dreams didn't work..it was a good idea but it should be managed in another way. Are they dreams or real? When the MC travels he can change the future, so they should be real, but he get killed in the dream and come back without a single bruise..so are they real, but he goes there without his body? No way..he can come back with items, and also..there are major proofs that he went there with his body but I don't want to spoil part of the story.. And people who saw him, do they remember him? They should..but mostly they don't.. Ok time passes, but If I made love with a man in my twenty and then I see him again thirty years later and he is still exactly the same, I would recognise him for sure!! Ok I'm not expecting that a time travel book has no discrepancy at all (even if I think that Stephen King's 22/11/63 does that!) but too much is too much!
So, when I was around one third of the book I wasn't really convinced, I started skimming a bit, and then I went to goodreads to see some reviews.. they are all so good.. how is it possible? But someone was saying it ended in a major cliffhanger.. what??? I wasn't so sure I wanted to read one whole book but two??! No way!!! So I just skimmed through the end, went to book two, skimmed A LOT (I had them for free with Kindle Unlimited) and just read the end of book two. Which was good! And that's why the half star.. if only it was just one single book, with some good editing work, less swearing and a bit more consistent with the time travel process.. this book could be really good. As it was, just ok.

[Grady · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘There has been a conspiracy of silence for too long in this case’

Author Ernesto H Lee, is originally from the UK, but has mixed Spanish and German heritage and now commutes regularly between his homes in London and Madrid. Previously he was working in Dubai and other areas of the Middle East for more than twenty years, but he has now retired and is a full time author. As this reviewer noted in praising his initial book, a biographical chronicle of four months of his dreaming life, WHEN WE SLEEP, ‘we learn so much about him from his writing of his dreams and their influence on his life that we feel as though we know him well by book’s end.

To place this story in credible terms, Ernesto offers a fine Preface – ‘The one major drawback with what I do is that it is not an exact science, and until I close my eyes I really have no idea as to exactly where, or indeed when, I will end up. There are no classes or textbooks that can adequately teach or explain this, and I wasn’t taken under the wing of some Jedi master or guru keen to pass on his art to a young protégé. My craft, if I can call it a craft, has been honed through self-discovery, trial and error, and often painful experience. So, am I a time traveler? In a way, I am. But I don’t have a time machine and I can’t visit the future, so don’t waste your time asking me about next week’s winning lottery numbers. It’s true I can visit at will any location and any point in time from the past, including the recent past, from the comfort of my own home, albeit plus or minus two or three days and fifty miles, but am I a time traveler? No, I don’t think so. I prefer to think of myself as a dream traveler. This description makes far more sense to me, when you consider that the gateway to my travel is through my dreams. It is also a romanticized description that I particularly like. It was originally penned by a little-known author, Mary Arnold Forster, who in 1921 published a book called Studies in Dreams. Mary’s book describes her own theories and experiences with ‘Lucid Dreaming’, ‘Dream Travel’, and ‘Dream Control’ and, if we are to believe her, she was far more accurate in influencing her dream locations and scenarios then I have ever been. Considering that her book was published nearly one hundred years ago, her experiences are remarkably similar to my own. As part of my informal dream education, Mary’s book has been a source of both knowledge and inspiration to me. Despite this, and despite the fact that I now have ten years of dream-travel under my belt, I still struggle with precision. As I said before, it is not an exact science and it is not as simple as using a GPS app on a smartphone. This then might explain why I am now standing six miles and two days away from where I was intending to be when I closed my eyes. Sean McMillan 7th February, 2018’

And so we plunge into Sean’s shared experiences – ‘When your past calls – Don’t answer, it has nothing to say’. Unless your name is Sean McMillan, ‘The Dream Traveler’. McMillan is a detective assigned to a cold-case squad, but he is no ordinary detective. With a unique ability to travel back in time through the medium of his dreams – finding evidence and solving a long forgotten murder should be a foregone conclusion. However, Sean soon discovers that changes to the past to influence the future can have unexpected and deadly consequences. The past is not the past, the future is not set and nothing in life is certain. Open your mind and join the ‘Dream Traveler’ on his journey back to the past.’

Ernesto’s writing grows more secure with this fine book – a suspense novel that is magnetizing. He opens the story with the following description of ‘the past’ – ‘According to the Staines and Egham News, today is Thursday, 13th October, 1994 and the front page has a story about the landing of the space shuttle Endeavour. Other than that, there is nothing much of interest in the paper, and even if there were the voice behind me brings me swiftly back to earth. “Oy, this is not a bloody library, mate. Are you gonna buy that paper or what?” I was born in Kingston-Upon-Thames, so not far from here, but the accent sounds much broader than I remember, and the fashion sense makes me smile. In fairness, I was only six years old in 1994, so what do I really know about nineties fashion? I am mesmerized, though, by the super-gelled hair, spray tan, and gold earrings, which remind me of watching Boyzone on Top of the Pops as a kid. I smile again and wonder to myself why Stephen Gately is working in a newsagents in Staines, but my inane grin is clearly making the Boyzone lookalike uncomfortable and he leans over the counter towards me. “Are you a bit simple, mate? I asked you if you’re gonna buy that paper. If not, put it down and get out if you’re not gonna buy anything.” “Sorry, yes, I will take the paper and a packet of Juicy Fruit gum please – how much is that?” “Twenty-seven pence for the paper and twenty-five for the gum.’’ I hand him the money and ask if he knows how to get to the train station. “You’re not from round here, are you, mate? I knew as soon as you walked in with your fancy clothes and your weird haircut.” As he hands over my change, he points towards the door. “Take a right as you go out, then the station is a couple of hundred meters up on the left. Be careful, though – this is a bit of a rough area for a stranger to be walking about in.” I look at him bemused and he gestures towards my clothes. “Mate, you’re either a bender, or you’re some kind of stuck-up ponce. No one dresses like that round here.” Another challenge with being a dream traveler is having the ability to blend in fully with my surroundings every time I travel. The ideal scenario of course is to be dressed appropriately, to behave properly, to speak the language if needed, and generally to look and act as if I belong, but it is not always possible. With enough time and planning, I can do the research and bring money and other items that are correct to the period, but the clothes and hairstyles for every possible time period are a real problem, not least because I have a high-profile day job. Imagine trying to explain turning up for work with a Billy Ray Cyrus mullet or a Beatles-style mop top in 2018. I’m not sure if even I could explain that too easily.’

Ernesto H. Lee is showing all the signs of his becoming an important and gifted author. This is a fine novel and a highly recommended one.

[Michellej · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Out of Time: The Dream Traveller Book One” is such a spunky story about a young detective Sean who was able to travel back in time and solve a murder. Detective Sean is fully engaged in his work, embracing physical pain and a little love on the side. Usually with time-travel stories the writer runs the risk of confusing his readers but it isn’t so in “Out of Time”. I think the timelines are seamless and they keep you excited and involved in the stories. Very well written.

[Guy Wheatley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I’m a sap for British Cop shows. Midsummer Murders, Endeavour, Inspector Morse, I love them, so Mr. Lee has managed to hit my sweet spot for entertainment. That said, this is a fantastic story and I think I’d highly recommend it even if I wasn’t such a fan of the genre.
The story focuses on the police work more than the sci-fi elements of time travel. The author doesn’t spend any time justifying the existence of the protagonists ability. We don’t wade through pseudo science explanations as to how it is possible. He just sets out the parameters of what our hero can do, then gets on with the story.
He also doesn’t belabor the the “Time Travel Paradox,” as one might expect. We watch a linear sequence of events as experienced by our protagonist, without a lot of agnst about changing the time line. He, and we, do have to keep straight which events are now current, and which things have not happened after his latest trip.
Detective Constable Sean McMillan discovers he can travel back in time as he sleeps. He has a physical presence in the past and can change the course of events. He has decided to use that ability to solve cold cases, and bring bad guys to justice. Though he can go back and watch the crime, he still has to find evidence in the present day. He also has to be careful that people in the present day, don’t recognize him from the past. Lee has McMillan use his ability as a tool, and like any tool it can cause damage if not used carefully. But this is not a cautionary tale about “meddling in God’s domain.” Things don’t spiral out of control just because he uses his ability.
This is an action packed, fast paced, thriller that is hard to put down. My only complaint is that it doesn’t end. This book ends in mid-stride, and I’ll have to get the next one to see what happens. I will definitely do that.

[Bill Hart · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting premise

This novel had a lot of potential. a police officer is able to travel into the past using dreams and investigate different crimes hoping to solve these crimes by means of his passage in time. Where the author leaves me cold is the ending. I really don’t care for novels that don’t have a distinct ending. A serial novel just doesn’twork for me !!!!

[Payal Sinha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of Time is a time travel book where a detective uses his time traveling ability to go back in time and solve an unsolved murder mystery. Here the protagonist has a unique ability to travel back in time during his dream to a particular date and time in his own lifetime. This traveling in time is unique in the story, because unlike other stories where heroes and heroines get some basic training in time travel; here the protagonist is left completely to his own device and has learned the finer nuances of time travel through trial and error method. What I liked about the book was the research undertaken by the hero to fit in with the time where he intends to travel. Hence, he collects old currencies and clothes to blend in but still manages to stand out because of his modern-day hairdo. While I liked the start of the book, the thing that caught my attention and led me to read on was the train incident where the detective throws out a dog out of the window and retorts to the ticket collector that the dog was traveling without ticket and hence, needed to be put out of the train. This may seem a bit insensitive, but the train was moving at a slow speed and the dog was a Pitbull which belongs to a tough variety and so would have remained unharmed.
Now the solving of the murder mystery was an easy part. The Protagonist simply needed to be at the right place and at the right time to see the murder happen before him and know who is the murderer. However, it is very difficult to prove the crime of the culprit in the present time with all witnesses afraid of the bad guy. The story unfolds in an interesting manner to a very surprising end. Can't wait to read the sequel and know the fate of all the people involved.

[Linda Branham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Detective Sean McMillan discovers that he can travel back in time in his dreams. He also has a physical presence in these past dreams and he can actually change the course of events. He has decided to use this ability to solve cold cases, and cause old criminals to be help accountable for their crimes. Although he can go back and watch the crime, he still has to find evidence in the present day to support what he learns. He therefore has information from people in the past and has to tell his boss that he has anonymous tips. He also has to be careful that people in the present day, don’t recognize him from the past.
It is a pretty good book - however the end is really a segue into the next book in the series. And I can tell it is going to be about Det. Sean McMillan being accused of something he didn't do - which is a plot that is my pet peeve in books... I truly dislike books where the main character is falsely accused....so I know I do not want to continue on with the series.

[Shaari Oolong · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so much that I actually bought the next one in the sequence within a minute of finishing it!
The concept is clever: A time traveler working in the cold case squad-seems like a natural fit. Only this one can only time travel when he's sleeping and can't always pinpoint the exact place to land. And as is usually true in the time travel genre, things he does in the past can have a direct impact on the future (the traveler's present) which sometimes requires a do-over. Potentially cliched, but Mr. Lee breathes new life into the formula and makes it work beautifully.
Only downside, and this is probably more about me than that book, is that the names of different characters were kind of similar to each other, so I did lose track and have to time travel (see what I did there?) to other parts of the book to be reminded.
Buy this book. And the next one. And the one after that.

[Dionne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why is this book so underrated?! I hope more people can get to read this awesome book!

I accidentally came across this GEM under the recommendation section while browsing in Amazon books section, saw the blurb and decided to purchase it.

I did not regret. Great writing, awesome protagonist, hilarious dialogues and scenes, fast-paced, exciting, etc. I love time-travel books and the author really did a great job in making the time travel fun and exciting. That cliffhanger there made me bought the Book Two immediately.

I saw some reviews that say they hated too much swearings. I was actually okay with all that, and even find most of those swearing dialogues lame yet hilarious. Isn’t that how most thugs speak? I felt it added more reality to the story.

Going to cut this review short as I am going to continue with Book Two now.

5 stars for Book One!

[Cathie Aitkenr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Different and a bit mind bending

I wanted something different to read, I liked the sound of this.. so here I am singing it's praises !
I love Sean, I little bit cocky , but sound at heart.. he needs to think things through a bit more though ??,
Time travel , even in dreams is tricky ? Let alone trying to catch the bad guys, and not change the time line ?? I think that he has bitten more than he can chew with bad guy Paul Donovan, and top copper Clive Douglas, even his own partner is a disappointment !! How can you outwit a psychopath... And live to tell the tale in the real world, and save the woman he loves and his child from death at the heads of a really nasty nutcase.... Or his own life.

I intend on finding out ... Where's book 2 ...😂

[Albablume · Rating 4 out of 5]

My goodness! This book kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Each time I think the hero will get his cards straight, the plot twists to an unexpected turn. My stomach was in knots with the built up, but I simply couldn't put down the book until I finished it in the early hours of morning.

I highly suspect I'll have to go through this merry go round again as it ended with a cliffhanger, and not knowing how it plays out in the end is not an option. So, off to book two, I go. Oh dear, oh dear!

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Captivating

I enjoy time travel novels but I had not read this author before. This story is well written and held my attention all the way through to the end. I can't wait to read the next book in the series. Fast becoming one of my favorite authors.

[Marina Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed this book, from the very first page it launches straight into the action and never lets up. A good story well told and Sean McMillan is a great character - I have already started the second book to find out what happens next. A recommended read.

[Roxanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good read

This book has so many twists and turns that it keeps you reading until the very end. Well written, too.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book which is always my first criteria. There were a few spelling errors, but easy to overlook as the book was well written. Thank you for the free book! I look forward to the 2nd book!

[MK Whiting · Rating 3 out of 5]

Time travel is always interesting to me

The novel was leading to an ending. But not one that I expected.
I don’t like cliff hangers that entice you to read another book.

[Debbie Pahler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Been a long time since a book held my interest like this one. I am anxious to read the next one

[Aleta · Rating 1 out of 5]

Huge disappointment! So much uneccessary vulgariy. About 2/3 of the way thru I began to skim as there was an enormous amount of useless dialogue as well. Another means of coming out of dream state could very well have been less violent. Far too many "downers" to make this even a remotely enjoyable read.

[Peter Baumgartner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrilling from the first to the last page. The key person has a special gift: He can travel back into the past. But just in the past. With this idea, the author develops a very intriguing story. Instead to clean up problems of the past the situation gets always more complicated and disastrous. This first part ends with a with a catastrophic situation and with the sentence "… I refuse to accept that this is the end. Far from it – this is just the beginning." – I can't wait to read Book two! (At the time of my reading in September 2018 it wasn't yet available, but now it is.)

[ThyMrMan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I normally really like abilities like time travel, or in this book called dream travel, they allow for so much potential. You can have a main character who might not be the smartest or best, but through repeated travels gains the upper hand in the conflict. But in this novel his abilities are tragically underused, and at times feel more like an afterthought. It isn't all that well built out, leaving a bunch of questions about how this works and interacts with the rest of the world. This could have been a better novel without any of the time travel and just made it a pure cop/mystery drama.

The story feels like the main antagonist already knows the ending, and is now writing how it gets to this point. Just everything that can go his way, does and without very satisfying movements to get to the point. Put into place using plot armor, and a utterly idiot main character. He doesn't use any of his chances using time travel, or just pure cop work to gain an upper hand or plan anything out. Just kinda blundering his way along.

The ending was very disappointing as well, ending in a massive cliffhanger to encourage you to read the next book. I want to see some form of satisfying ending to a book, and I can be fine with cliffhangers. But give me some form of conclusion to this book, not what feels like a arbitrary stopping point picked just to build suspense with none of the plot points even close to be wrapped up.

[Kat Lebo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Out of Time (Book 1)
by Ernesto H. Lee

My 1-star rating may be seen by some as mean, and perhaps it is. Mr. Lee's writing is actually quite good. His characters are well drawn, his take on time travel, while not completely unique, is interesting. His plotting and pacing/flow were good. His proofing and editing excellent.

So what didn't I like? The cliffhanger ending. Yes, that means I read it, every damned line, until the book suddenly ended. And I especially hate a cliffhanger of the style in this book. I am so over authors who cannot trust their own talents enough to actually finish a book, but instead, end the book in the middle of the main issue, leaving characters in mortal danger, and requiring the reader to twiddle their thumbs until the next in the series comes out. This ain't TV, guys. And, yes, I know this series already has the second book out, but I don't care. My opinion is that this author cared so little for his readers' satisfaction in completing a book that he didn't end it, but instead makes the readers purchase yet another book to find out what happened to the story in the first book. Yeah. I'm over it. Ain't getting that second book. Not reading any further.

Mr. Lee -- you and other authors like you -- are jerks.

[Julius Blitzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each of us wanted at least once in his life to return to the past and change some event, or after watching fantasy, have supernatural possibilities. Is it possible? No one can prove, even science can’t do that but the author Ernesto H Lee believes that it can exist in any of us.
The book tells about the ability of the main character to travel in time in dreams. This story is interesting and exciting, so many characters and mix of events. Every supernatural ability has consequences. It is important to understand that DC Sean McMillan should be neat, because if he changes something in the past, then the future can change. In any case, the protagonist uses his ability to the destination, helping the police to catch criminals, to find evidences.
The book will not leave anyone indifferent, will help to be a supernatural person in the imagination. Highly recommended!

[Mar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Out of Time: The Dream Traveler Book One is one of those books that doesn’t waste any time trying to find a justification for our main character’s super power: it is what it is. I like this refreshing and unapologetic approach. Authors have wasted so much precious time trying to come up with theories that make no sense, that I much prefer the approach delivered by Ernesto H. Lee.
So, our beloved detective can time travel during his dreams. Cleverly, he uses this ability to work in cold cases and solve them, finding evidences in the present. Of course, nothing could be this simple, so the future is ever changing, affected by his actions in the past. The writing is clever and witty and our main character is interesting, funny and fits right into the English detectives’ category. The book has some strong language but it has not taken away the pleasure of reading it.

[Jimmy Jefferson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun thrilling fast paced police work

The dream traveler is a great story about a detective who finds that he has the ability to dream walk. He can travel back in time in his dreams and uses the gift to solve cold cases. Sean must keep the two worlds separate as making changes in the past can have disastrous effects on the future world he lives in. This story is fast paced and filled with many twist along the journey. The characters are developed and very relatable. I found myself not wanting to put down the book as a raced through the mystery to see what happens next. I recommend this one to everyone who loves a good mystery or action or adventure or even sci-fi. You will love this one folks.

[Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Out of Time, The Dream Traveler Part I is the first part of two books introducing Detective Sean McMillan. Detective McMillan, (along with author Ernesto Lee), and I got off on the wrong foot from the start. I didn’t like the detective’s immediate savaging of some people on the train who didn’t want him sitting with them, and the fact that he threw their dog out the window. I imagine I am not the only reader who will immediately feel disgust for the protagonist for such cowardly and inhumane action.
The gimmick of this book is that the detective can time travel, and thus allow him to find clues and solve crimes that were previously unsolvable. But changing the past in order to change the future outcome can create some very unpredictable events.

[Katherine Hebert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great concept

Out of Time is the story of one cop’s journey of solving unsolved crimes through his dreams. Sean McMillan uses his dreams as a way to help him find clues and new evidence. (He can really go places in his dream state - kinda reminds me of Inception.) His partner is a bit unsure of how McMillian comes to find our information and clues which is a nice beat to play.

The biggest issue with the book is that things don’t always click together nicely but the author doesn’t try to fix this. It would be way better if everything worked. But it’s still a good story.

This is the first novel in a series so it’s not a real ending. I would read the follow ups.

[Rodney Hawking · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of Time: The Dream Traveler Book one is a must read. I can tell that the author poured his soul into this book. Traveling back in time through dreams, moving between the past and the present, changing events that happened before, the tension between the places DC Sean McMillan visits in his sleep - all the details are just amazing!

Can't wait for the next book in the series. I wish I could give more than five stars.