Time Lost

by Peter C. Foster

He hasn't seen her in over forty years, not since she dumped him and married his nemesis. Now she’s asking for his help to find the man who murdered her daughter. He loved her then; despite everything, he loves her still. Against his better judgement, he is drawn into the homicide investigation.

At the same time, he must deal with the ghosts of the past, and the events which bound them together and tore them apart in the days which followed the Summer of Love.

TIME LOST is a fast-paced mystery and a love story. It is also a look back at the Sixties and the passions of a generation searching for truth and justice amid the turmoil of racism and war.

Genres: Fiction

268 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2018

About the author

Peter C. Foster is a Montreal author, writer and erstwhile taximan. Semi-retired, he lives a quiet life in the Deep East End of the city, sipping quality wine at the Café Chabot and grilling Portuguese chicken on the barbecue.

Reviews

[Black Butterfly · Rating 4 out of 5]

REAL LOVE NEVER GETS OLD. IF YOU LIVED IN THE SIXTIES, THEN YOU KNOW HOW IT WAS, ALL THE HOPES & DREAMS WE HAD. I NEVER THOUGTH THAT THE USA & THE WORLD WOULD TURN OUT THE HORRIBLE WAY IT HAS. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY SOME OF US MADE A VERY WRONG TURN. THE STORY LINE WAS INTERESTING BUT A LITTLE ON THE BORING SIDE. THIS REALLY HITS HOME IF YOU GREW UO IN THE SIXTIES. THIS WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE LETS ME KNOW ALL THE NOBLE INTENTIONS THAT WE HAD IN THE SIXTIES WENT NOWHERE. SHOWS THAT WE DON’T LEARN ANYTHING FROM PAST MISTAKES, WE KEEP REPEATING THEM AND THINGS ONLY GET WORST. ;D

[Giro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily accessible, a pleasure to read

This story takes place in a Montreal backdrop from the sixties to today with realistic characters who come alive on every page. The author writes in a clear and simple style which keeps our attention right to the end.

[Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

A group of friends who were college radicals of the 1960s find themselves together once again, meeting at a senior citizens' center. Old flames are reignited. Old wounds reopened. In the midst of this, the daughter of one of them is murdered and one of the friends is asked to help solve the murder. I enjoyed the story, being an old 1960s radical myself. The story was solid, the characters interesting and the resolution reasonable. Not the best story i've read, but pretty good.

[Pat Allen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know if I liked it or not

I struggled through it, trying to remember who the characters were. I read about a grandfather who was asked to take care if his granddaughter for his lesbian daughter, Sue. He smoked a joint every day with Barnie, his paraplegic friend. He lay in bed listening to her having sex with Jack, a French guy who, on a scale of 1 to 10, was a 9. Grandpa's job was to translate a novel from English to French. It was pretty boring until it reached the pornographic bit, and especially when it deteriorated still further into bestiality when she had sex with her dog. All this is told in a somewhat disparaging tone by Grandpa. He used to love Deena, and slept with her a few times at 19, until she surprised him by choosing to marry Harold, the "limp biscuit." He was a vegetable in a wheelchair, unable to recognise anybody. Deena turned to Grandpa when Ivy, her daughter was murdered. Grandpa was happy to help. No. I did not enjoy it.

[Joanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Peter Foster's third novel is perhaps his most nuanced to-date, as well as the only one written in the first person. As you turn the pages, you will journey into the character's past, as well as that of Montreal during the turbulent '60's. Foster, as always, writes in clear and compelling prose, and with his trademark wit. The city of Montreal is, in itself, one of the book's main characters - which makes this a fascinating and informative read. It is difficult to assign this novel to any specific genre, but if you enjoy a good mystery with a heavy dose of realism and character development, this is the novel to read.

[Joe Vitucci · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book ties together a lot of stuff that happened to the love children. Antiwar protests, free love, jobs, divorces, dementia, and smoking Mary Jane. So, I was surprised that the main guy in the book goes after his former lover, whose husband had a stroke and is now a vegetable. And she has been arrested for the murder of her daughter. There are other surprises in this book.

[Corinne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never Saw it Coming

Couldn't put this book down. When I did, the story stayed with me throughout the day.

This book has real-life experiences, family dynamics, life in the 60s, regrets, hope, and betrayal. Guess I'm trying to say that this is an absolute MUST read.

There weren't any explicit or graphic scenes. Clean, well written, the ending was as good as the beginning.

[Sabina D'agliano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy paced mystery

This isn't a rollercoaster of a mystery but a nice easy stroll. Characters were interesting and I really loved the flashbacks to the sixties. All in all, a satisfying mystery.

[Elly Bolar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great storyline and characters

Great characters and storyline, wonderful way of telling the story. Interesting word pictures. Couldn't put it down, didn't want it to end

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good read

I love that there was history in this story... and never got boring... I would recommend this to anyone... very good book

[Lynn M Homer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seemed to drag on.

Book stated Good Of but dragged on with the same situations over and over throughout chapters. Almost gave up on it but stuck it out.

[Charles Dillon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not a bad read.

Got to admit, at times it seemed like it was being written by a teen-ager, but in the end, it turned out to be a decent read.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

A fun read. It definitely did not imagine who the guilty one was. Good ending as well, it leaves you wondering and wanting more.