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Paradox P.I. #1
Time of Death
REVISITING THE PAST CAN BE MURDER
Private detective Greyson Travers has a secret, but he isn’t the only one.
When a stunning widow asks him to investigate the suicide of her husband, Greyson plans for an easy resolution.
But a quick look into the past gets dangerous for his future. He isn’t the only person interested in the case, and the longer he’s involved, the more victims turn up dead.
Greyson can travel through time. It makes him the best sleuth in the city. But every advantage comes at a cost. Under pressure from a powerful mob kingpin and an agency governing time, his investigation will take him deep into the underworld.
The clock is ticking, and Greyson might be too late to discover the truth.
Sometimes the past is better left for dead.
If you love treacherous twists and mind-bending murder mysteries, jump into this page-turner where time is never on your side.
Can you solve the mystery of the future?
Private detective Greyson Travers has a secret, but he isn’t the only one.
When a stunning widow asks him to investigate the suicide of her husband, Greyson plans for an easy resolution.
But a quick look into the past gets dangerous for his future. He isn’t the only person interested in the case, and the longer he’s involved, the more victims turn up dead.
Greyson can travel through time. It makes him the best sleuth in the city. But every advantage comes at a cost. Under pressure from a powerful mob kingpin and an agency governing time, his investigation will take him deep into the underworld.
The clock is ticking, and Greyson might be too late to discover the truth.
Sometimes the past is better left for dead.
If you love treacherous twists and mind-bending murder mysteries, jump into this page-turner where time is never on your side.
Can you solve the mystery of the future?
171 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2020
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Nathan Van Coops
28 books505 followersNathan Van Coops lives in St. Petersburg, Florida on a diet comprised mainly of tacos. When not tinkering on old airplanes, he writes heroic adventure stories that explore imaginative new worlds. He is the author of the time travel adventure series In Times Like These, the time travel detective series Paradox PI, and The Skylighter Adventures. His recent series, Kingdom of Engines explores a swashbuckling alternate history where the modern and medieval collide. He also writes aviation mystery thrillers under the name Nate Van Coops. Learn more at www.nathanvancoops.com or www.natevancoops.com
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July 19, 2025
Entertaining mystery listening 😀
This kindle ebook novel is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 1 of 4
He is a time travel detective. A woman approaches him about the death of her husband? Suicide or murder? Time travel leads him to several places with lots of action. Then it all comes together with a great ending! 🤓
I would recommend this series and author to readers of fantasy world 🌐 adventure action mystery novels 😚😁 2025 💏😄
This kindle ebook novel is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 1 of 4
He is a time travel detective. A woman approaches him about the death of her husband? Suicide or murder? Time travel leads him to several places with lots of action. Then it all comes together with a great ending! 🤓
I would recommend this series and author to readers of fantasy world 🌐 adventure action mystery novels 😚😁 2025 💏😄
February 13, 2022
Clean, awesome fun!
I absolutely soaked up this story with a big grin on my face. The audiobook was top notch and had the perfect narrator. I'm so on board with this series from now on. Totally kickass!
The only thing knocking a star off the rating is that I had the solution in mind all along and thought it was glaringly obvious, but ... I'm damaged goods. Seen too much. Read too much. 😂
Still enjoyed it though. Heck yes, I need more! 🥳
I absolutely soaked up this story with a big grin on my face. The audiobook was top notch and had the perfect narrator. I'm so on board with this series from now on. Totally kickass!
The only thing knocking a star off the rating is that I had the solution in mind all along and thought it was glaringly obvious, but ... I'm damaged goods. Seen too much. Read too much. 😂
Still enjoyed it though. Heck yes, I need more! 🥳
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April 5, 2021Mixing the genres of noir detective with time travel results in a delicious blend of ingredients. This was a fun quick read.
November 9, 2020
Another fantastic book by Nathan Van Coops! If you were a time traveling detective, would your solve rate be 100%? Would the first 48 hours after a murder even matter, if you could stretch those hours into days, weeks or months? Would you just go back in time and witness the crime, solving the whodunnit instantly? All of this and more! I have been a fan of the 'In Times Like These' series for many years and have read them and enjoyed them all. A refreshing twist on the detective novel just adds to this fun and exciting universe. Thank you Nathan.
June 22, 2021
Okay! I found this a little confusing at times but I still enjoyed it. I can't even tell you what it's was about but it was about time travel. So, I would recommend it to people who like time travel.
I liked Greyson Travers but I really liked his AI Waldo.
There was no romance and the F-bomb was used 6 times.
As for the narration: Stacy Carolan was just okay for me. He did a good job with the voices but he read without emotions. He never laughed or yelled or whispered or sounded grumpy, nothing except his own voice, and that's disappointing.
I liked Greyson Travers but I really liked his AI Waldo.
There was no romance and the F-bomb was used 6 times.
As for the narration: Stacy Carolan was just okay for me. He did a good job with the voices but he read without emotions. He never laughed or yelled or whispered or sounded grumpy, nothing except his own voice, and that's disappointing.
June 23, 2021
Grey is pretty confident he can solve any case that comes his way. He has a secret weapon, he can travel in time and find out exactly what happened. However the latest case is proving a lot more difficult and he's running out of time to find out why.
This was a good start to a new series though I feel like he could have used the time travelling element to solve the mystery a bit more easily than this. I loved Grey's slightly sarcastic AI companion and some of the gadgets sound super cool. I thought the narrator was pretty good too.
This was a good start to a new series though I feel like he could have used the time travelling element to solve the mystery a bit more easily than this. I loved Grey's slightly sarcastic AI companion and some of the gadgets sound super cool. I thought the narrator was pretty good too.
September 27, 2023
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The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained
Time of Death (Paradox P.I., #1)
Electric Midnight (Paradox P.I., #2)
The Clockwork Game (Paradox P.I., #3)
Tomorrow Detective (Paradox P.I., #4)
By: Nathan Van Coops
My Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS
Best for: 18 and up
THIS is how you write time travel...
There are all kinds of stories about time travel. I was going to list some for you, but then the list started getting really big. Just Google "books about time travel" and you find some. Tragically, there will be one author missing from Google's algorithm-based search results that favor popularity: Nathan Van Coops. Tragic, because he's the one who does it best.
His first books were a series called In Times Like These, which started good and grew to great. One thing I love about discovering new authors is seeing their growth. Nathan Van Coops is doing a fantastic job. Buy his books, the guy deserves to be read.
This series, Paradox P.I., is about the son of the main character from In Times Like These. It's related, but not necessary to read first. In fact, my reading journey went like this. I read In Times Like These originally back in 2016, but didn't finish the series. Instead, I read some of Nathan Van Coops other stuff: Kingdom of Engines (cool!) and Faster Than Falling (even cooler!). It wasn't until 2023 that I jumped back into his time travel books, and realized quickly I'd been missing out on some really great stories. But instead of finishing In Times Like These, I read Paradox P.I. Loved it. And then went back to In Times Like These. It's been a perfect way to jump around.
Okay, now you know my history, and hopefully that will inform you when you jump in too.
Let's talk about Paradox P.I.
These stores are little bit Doctor Who, some Thursday Next, a sprinkling of Agatha Christie, and big splash of Knight Rider. In this world, time travel is a reality. It was invented in the 1980s. Over time, it's use became common place, the future is full of time travelers who can travel back to our past and get into all kinds of fun trouble.
I enjoyed the plausible scientific rules for time travel in these books. That's why they stand out to me. This isn't Back to the Future--in these books changing the past splits the time stream, and that's serious business. Creating a time paradox should be avoided!
Don't make a jump through time unless you have an anchor to get you exactly where you want to go. After all, the Earth is constantly moving! You can't jump from one place in time to another and expect to magically end up the same spatial location. If you jump to a place that is currently occupied by something else, that thing becomes part of you...and that isn't pretty.
Follow the rules, and you should be safe. Don't, and you'll be dead.
Our main character is a time traveling detective who uses his unique skill set in SUPER creative ways to solve the crimes and catch the bad guys. He's super smart and has cool tech, including a wise-cracking AI in his car and home bases set up in multiple time streams in multiple years, past and present. He's super complicated--he's a paradox. Something happened in his past that split his time stream, so there's two of him. One who holds a place with his famous time-traveling family, and the extra one. Being the extra adds all kinds of drama, and following along with him as he comes to peace with his past is a big part of our adventure.
Mix up all that: the time travel, the gadgets, the wise-cracking AI, the mysteries, the past that needs to be dealt with, and the crimes to solve, and Nathan Van Coops has created a brilliantly fun character with endless stories to be told. It's ready made for an excellent TV series!
There's some language, but no other significant content concerns or triggers. Because of the language, I'll say this series is best for adults.
You're going to love time travel.
Happy Reading!
The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained
Time of Death (Paradox P.I., #1)
Electric Midnight (Paradox P.I., #2)
The Clockwork Game (Paradox P.I., #3)
Tomorrow Detective (Paradox P.I., #4)
By: Nathan Van Coops
My Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS
Best for: 18 and up
THIS is how you write time travel...
There are all kinds of stories about time travel. I was going to list some for you, but then the list started getting really big. Just Google "books about time travel" and you find some. Tragically, there will be one author missing from Google's algorithm-based search results that favor popularity: Nathan Van Coops. Tragic, because he's the one who does it best.
His first books were a series called In Times Like These, which started good and grew to great. One thing I love about discovering new authors is seeing their growth. Nathan Van Coops is doing a fantastic job. Buy his books, the guy deserves to be read.
This series, Paradox P.I., is about the son of the main character from In Times Like These. It's related, but not necessary to read first. In fact, my reading journey went like this. I read In Times Like These originally back in 2016, but didn't finish the series. Instead, I read some of Nathan Van Coops other stuff: Kingdom of Engines (cool!) and Faster Than Falling (even cooler!). It wasn't until 2023 that I jumped back into his time travel books, and realized quickly I'd been missing out on some really great stories. But instead of finishing In Times Like These, I read Paradox P.I. Loved it. And then went back to In Times Like These. It's been a perfect way to jump around.
Okay, now you know my history, and hopefully that will inform you when you jump in too.
Let's talk about Paradox P.I.
These stores are little bit Doctor Who, some Thursday Next, a sprinkling of Agatha Christie, and big splash of Knight Rider. In this world, time travel is a reality. It was invented in the 1980s. Over time, it's use became common place, the future is full of time travelers who can travel back to our past and get into all kinds of fun trouble.
I enjoyed the plausible scientific rules for time travel in these books. That's why they stand out to me. This isn't Back to the Future--in these books changing the past splits the time stream, and that's serious business. Creating a time paradox should be avoided!
Don't make a jump through time unless you have an anchor to get you exactly where you want to go. After all, the Earth is constantly moving! You can't jump from one place in time to another and expect to magically end up the same spatial location. If you jump to a place that is currently occupied by something else, that thing becomes part of you...and that isn't pretty.
Follow the rules, and you should be safe. Don't, and you'll be dead.
Our main character is a time traveling detective who uses his unique skill set in SUPER creative ways to solve the crimes and catch the bad guys. He's super smart and has cool tech, including a wise-cracking AI in his car and home bases set up in multiple time streams in multiple years, past and present. He's super complicated--he's a paradox. Something happened in his past that split his time stream, so there's two of him. One who holds a place with his famous time-traveling family, and the extra one. Being the extra adds all kinds of drama, and following along with him as he comes to peace with his past is a big part of our adventure.
Mix up all that: the time travel, the gadgets, the wise-cracking AI, the mysteries, the past that needs to be dealt with, and the crimes to solve, and Nathan Van Coops has created a brilliantly fun character with endless stories to be told. It's ready made for an excellent TV series!
There's some language, but no other significant content concerns or triggers. Because of the language, I'll say this series is best for adults.
You're going to love time travel.
Happy Reading!
May 14, 2022
Back & Forth
I did not care for the writing style of this book, or the back and forth from different time zones. The over attention to some details, like the dress of main character did not appeal to me. Some people like this style and that's great, just not for me. Not an author I would read again.
I did not care for the writing style of this book, or the back and forth from different time zones. The over attention to some details, like the dress of main character did not appeal to me. Some people like this style and that's great, just not for me. Not an author I would read again.
April 28, 2024
A fun time travel detective mystery
If you like books which include time travel and a mystery then you will enjoy this book. It's a story of a detective that can travel through time forward and backwards and shows how he uses this time travel to solve mysteries. It was an easy and fun read and I recommend this book
If you like books which include time travel and a mystery then you will enjoy this book. It's a story of a detective that can travel through time forward and backwards and shows how he uses this time travel to solve mysteries. It was an easy and fun read and I recommend this book
November 9, 2020
If you laugh out loud while perusing a book on your phone it is probably a sign of good writing. I had a bit of nostalgia while reading Time of Death thinking it was in some sections reminiscent of conversations between Tony Stark and Jarvis in the Marvel Iron Man movies. Other times I drew a parallel to the expert confidence of James Bond questioning the leading ladies or baddies for information. Who doesn't enjoy a good-looking, sarcastic, quick-witted, slightly dark hero a la Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool? What I enjoyed most about Time of Death was how it was presented in a stylish manner with very cool imagined or yet to be invented tech, while still being relevant to current times. Greyson Travers enjoys a good drink as much as the next hardworking P.I. and I can relate to that. He thinks creatively and outsmarts the dimwits who work for an interesting antagonist. I enjoyed the side characters and sidekicks a close second and third to our protagonist. Having some pretty great end of chapter dialogue with his A.I. or his inner monologue causes you to keep scrolling or turning the pages. I like when I have a hard time putting a book down to come back to reality. I was trying to watch something somewhat important on TV and started reading during commercial breaks but found myself missing the actual event due to reading past my intended stopping point. I did have familiarity with the ancillary characters from reading the prior books by the author but I can honestly say this book could easily stand on its own for a first time reader. In fact this book fast became my new favorite. There are a few easter eggs that spoke to me and I am excited to discuss them with friends who will be reading it next. Van Coops continues to entertain and expand the universe for his fans and it just keeps getting better.
January 26, 2022
Interesting premise, the start of good world building and characters. The storyline (as a mystery) was eh.. I honestly was expecting more. So good on the urban fantasy side but a letdown on the mystery aspect (that part wasn't terrible, I just thought it was .. nothing amazing. I wasn't expecting Val McDermid or Jonathan Kellerman level mystery - it didn't seem like that kind of series - BUT I was hoping it was on par with a Dan Willis/Arcane Casebook or Orlando Sanchez/Montague and Strong type of UF mystery.. Or Peter Clines "Paradox Bound"). Hopefully this will improve as the series continues, the ingredients are definitely there.
Tl;Dr: good ingredients for an amazing series, just thought the mystery aspect was underdone.
(Also, there was a weird sentence: "her lips tasted like sex". What?.. Sweaty? Since I have read that weird, Jamie Thornton Doormaker series, I have a low tolerance for metaphors and similes.)
Tl;Dr: good ingredients for an amazing series, just thought the mystery aspect was underdone.
(Also, there was a weird sentence: "her lips tasted like sex". What?.. Sweaty? Since I have read that weird, Jamie Thornton Doormaker series, I have a low tolerance for metaphors and similes.)
November 10, 2020
In this book you get to meet Benjamin Travis's son. He's a detective, and also a time traveller. In this book he's hired to investigate a death, if it is a suicide or a murder. He uses time travel to investigate, and comes across some interesting characters as a part of the investigation. His clients don't know he's a time traveller, which he uses to his advantage. The book is written in the usual van Coops style; whitty, fast paced, interesting and well written. It's one that you read well past bed time.
January 5, 2023
I've read other books by this author a long time ago and the man definitely knows how to write fun time travel books (check out the chronothon for a fun "amazing race" style contest but with time travel).
This book (and series) is part of the same world and has some similar characters. I wish it was longer but understand it's a series of novellas. Either way it was a great detective story with some interesting twists and gadgets because of the time travel
This book (and series) is part of the same world and has some similar characters. I wish it was longer but understand it's a series of novellas. Either way it was a great detective story with some interesting twists and gadgets because of the time travel
December 6, 2020
Nathan Van Coops is one of my favorite authors. I really enjoy his use of time travel to create exciting, fast moving and occasionally complex stories. Always fun, always hard to put down
No spoilers here, just another exciting adventure, This time a murder mystery with Time Travelling Detective Greyson Travers. Do yourself a favor, get into Nathan Van Coops world.
No spoilers here, just another exciting adventure, This time a murder mystery with Time Travelling Detective Greyson Travers. Do yourself a favor, get into Nathan Van Coops world.
June 14, 2021
Nathan Van Coops does it again. While I’m itching for another story about Benjamin Travers, getting a story about one version of his son, Greyson is pretty satisfying.
I’ll be honest, I’m not really a big fan of detective stories anymore. But, I do enjoy Science-Fantasy. So I was not really sure where I was going to fall on this one beforehand. Greyson Travers and his AI Sidekick, Waldo, traveling back and forth in time to solve cases for Travers Private Investigations business, might just be what was missing. I was hooked from the beginning.
I want this to be a spoiler free review, and the book is not very long, so I canI say too much without giving things away. I thought I had figured out who did what, where, and how pretty early, but I was wrong.
Nathan Van Coops is talented in a way I don’t usually see from writers. Every single book seems to fit in a different genre. Mystery, Action/Adventure with Zombies, Race against Time, Historical, the Afterlife(?), Alternate History, and now Detective. I’m impressed with each book, and I’d really love to see the series bible that he uses to maintain the timelines. I absolutely look forward to getting more Greyson stories.
And since I listen almost exclusively to the audiobooks, I also review the narrators. If the reading is bad, I’ll never make it through. Stacy Carolan’s presentation is probably in my top 10 of audiobooks. He doesn’t hiss or whistle when he speaks the letter “S.” He doesn’t do annoying voices. And he sounds like he’s Greyson himself, and not just someone reading the story. Neil Hellegers was perfect as Benjamin Travers throughout the *In Times Like These* series, and Carolan just slides right in to voice Greyson. He really does sound like he could be his grown up son. Maybe that sounds weird, but it really does enhance the story.
All in all, I am very pleased with this book. If you like Time Travel, Detectives, AI, or Whodunits, then you need to pick this up. I was given a code by the author for a free book in exchange for a review, but that did not effect my rating.
I’ll be honest, I’m not really a big fan of detective stories anymore. But, I do enjoy Science-Fantasy. So I was not really sure where I was going to fall on this one beforehand. Greyson Travers and his AI Sidekick, Waldo, traveling back and forth in time to solve cases for Travers Private Investigations business, might just be what was missing. I was hooked from the beginning.
I want this to be a spoiler free review, and the book is not very long, so I canI say too much without giving things away. I thought I had figured out who did what, where, and how pretty early, but I was wrong.
Nathan Van Coops is talented in a way I don’t usually see from writers. Every single book seems to fit in a different genre. Mystery, Action/Adventure with Zombies, Race against Time, Historical, the Afterlife(?), Alternate History, and now Detective. I’m impressed with each book, and I’d really love to see the series bible that he uses to maintain the timelines. I absolutely look forward to getting more Greyson stories.
And since I listen almost exclusively to the audiobooks, I also review the narrators. If the reading is bad, I’ll never make it through. Stacy Carolan’s presentation is probably in my top 10 of audiobooks. He doesn’t hiss or whistle when he speaks the letter “S.” He doesn’t do annoying voices. And he sounds like he’s Greyson himself, and not just someone reading the story. Neil Hellegers was perfect as Benjamin Travers throughout the *In Times Like These* series, and Carolan just slides right in to voice Greyson. He really does sound like he could be his grown up son. Maybe that sounds weird, but it really does enhance the story.
All in all, I am very pleased with this book. If you like Time Travel, Detectives, AI, or Whodunits, then you need to pick this up. I was given a code by the author for a free book in exchange for a review, but that did not effect my rating.
November 10, 2020
Disclaimer: I am part of Nathan's Advance Readers Group (ARC) and this is my honest review, not influenced by any other person.
Time travel, humor, and . . . OMG! Who done it?
Time travel murder mystery? If you've read any of Nathan Van Coops' time travel series, you'll thoroughly enjoy this one. Characters pulled from the past . . . or was it the furture? . . . will tie in, but this book has a new twist. Now there's been a MURDER and Greyson Travers (ooh, there's a familiar name} is just the man to solve the mystery.
As you well know if you're a murder-mystery fan, you the reader will be solving the crime throughout the book. You become the investigator, identify the perpetrators, and fall in love with the detectives in these novels. And even if you think you've solved this one before the end, you may be surprised.
I'm a Nathan Van Coops fan. I love his books. They are humorous and his characters come to life on the pages. This one won't disappoint. In his unique style, Nathan brings life to his stories that will keep you turning the pages until the end. And I hope we see more of Greyson Travers and Hawk.
Time travel, humor, and . . . OMG! Who done it?
Time travel murder mystery? If you've read any of Nathan Van Coops' time travel series, you'll thoroughly enjoy this one. Characters pulled from the past . . . or was it the furture? . . . will tie in, but this book has a new twist. Now there's been a MURDER and Greyson Travers (ooh, there's a familiar name} is just the man to solve the mystery.
As you well know if you're a murder-mystery fan, you the reader will be solving the crime throughout the book. You become the investigator, identify the perpetrators, and fall in love with the detectives in these novels. And even if you think you've solved this one before the end, you may be surprised.
I'm a Nathan Van Coops fan. I love his books. They are humorous and his characters come to life on the pages. This one won't disappoint. In his unique style, Nathan brings life to his stories that will keep you turning the pages until the end. And I hope we see more of Greyson Travers and Hawk.
August 9, 2025
**Okay yeah, this was FUN**
I loved almost everything about this debut entry in what I hope will be an entertaining series. A super delightful main character (who I fell almost instantly in love with), a highly interesting story, and a rather creative approach to time travel that honestly rather dazzled me. I loved the pace, the characters (aside from the charming main one), and the way it managed to snag and keep my attention the entire way through. I was invested, intrigued, frickin' GLUED to things.
The main tragedy this book had going for it was its brutally short length. Normally, I'd be unbothered, especially if the story is good (which this one is!). But this book had the responsibility of introducing me to its own unique the world of time travel, so a short length hurts more than helps. So while I enjoyed the hell out of the time travel stuff, I'd have loved it more if I had a few more explanations about things, rather than needing to wait until future entries.
All in all, these stories by Nathan Van Coops are making me a fan of his in a hurry. I like when authors show consistency in their stories, with character developments and plots. I look forward to the next book in this series with much gusto. If you wanna know my thoughts and highlights as I devoured this bad boy, click here.
I loved almost everything about this debut entry in what I hope will be an entertaining series. A super delightful main character (who I fell almost instantly in love with), a highly interesting story, and a rather creative approach to time travel that honestly rather dazzled me. I loved the pace, the characters (aside from the charming main one), and the way it managed to snag and keep my attention the entire way through. I was invested, intrigued, frickin' GLUED to things.
The main tragedy this book had going for it was its brutally short length. Normally, I'd be unbothered, especially if the story is good (which this one is!). But this book had the responsibility of introducing me to its own unique the world of time travel, so a short length hurts more than helps. So while I enjoyed the hell out of the time travel stuff, I'd have loved it more if I had a few more explanations about things, rather than needing to wait until future entries.
All in all, these stories by Nathan Van Coops are making me a fan of his in a hurry. I like when authors show consistency in their stories, with character developments and plots. I look forward to the next book in this series with much gusto. If you wanna know my thoughts and highlights as I devoured this bad boy, click here.
November 9, 2020
Van Coops no decepciona. Habiendo agotado las aventuras de viaje en el tiempo en la serie "In Time Like These", el autor regresa al mismo universo, pero ahora usando esa premisa para contarnos una aventura de detectives. Se da el tiempo de estructurar bien tanto el misterio como los detalles del viaje en el tiempo, y combinarlos de manera ingeniosa. Aunque se nota que Van Coops no es un escritor de misterio, eso no le resta a la aventura, ya que antes nos ha demostrado que puede complicar bastante sus tramas para no hacerlas predecibles, algo esencial en este tipo de lecturas.
El único detalle es que el autor considera que el lector ya conoce los detalles de su universo y cómo funciona el viaje en el tiempo, es decir, que necesitas haber leído la serie "In Time Like These", por lo menos el primer libro.
De ahí en fuera, es un libro super recomendable para los fans de los detectives y de "Volver al Futuro". Nadie como Van Coops para escribir aventuras que recuerden al clásico del cine.
Espero con mucho gusto que las aventuras de Greyson Travers continuen.
El único detalle es que el autor considera que el lector ya conoce los detalles de su universo y cómo funciona el viaje en el tiempo, es decir, que necesitas haber leído la serie "In Time Like These", por lo menos el primer libro.
De ahí en fuera, es un libro super recomendable para los fans de los detectives y de "Volver al Futuro". Nadie como Van Coops para escribir aventuras que recuerden al clásico del cine.
Espero con mucho gusto que las aventuras de Greyson Travers continuen.
November 9, 2020
Time of Death is a new kind of detective story, while having a classic vibe to it. The protagonist's voice reminds me of Rex Stout's detective Archie Goodwin who has been one of my favourite characters for years. Greyson Travers possesses a charm that makes a reader like and care about him instantly, keeping them turning page after page.
Time of Death is not the first book I've read by Nathan Van Coops, I've read everything he has written. What I like most about his books is his ability to create colourful, versatile, and believable characters that I would like to meet in real life. The people you meet in Time of Death are no exceptions. The author also has a real knack of writing actions scenes, the like that make the reader bite their nails in anticipation. Altogether, Time of Death is a wonderful mix of time travel and classic detective story that I would recommend to everyone who enjoys either one of those genres.
Time of Death is not the first book I've read by Nathan Van Coops, I've read everything he has written. What I like most about his books is his ability to create colourful, versatile, and believable characters that I would like to meet in real life. The people you meet in Time of Death are no exceptions. The author also has a real knack of writing actions scenes, the like that make the reader bite their nails in anticipation. Altogether, Time of Death is a wonderful mix of time travel and classic detective story that I would recommend to everyone who enjoys either one of those genres.
December 25, 2021
A smart, fun read, 3.5 stars.
This was a neat twist on the usual murder mystery.
Greyson Travers is a private investigator who promises fool-proof results within 72 hours. His secret? He can travel through time. So he is fully confident he can answer his latest client’s question about her husband’s death, ruled a suicide by the police. Together with his AI assistant and a box of tricks from the future, he has the edge on any human investigator. So when he finds evidence of more to the recent life and death of the victim, he knows he is up against forces with powers to match his own. Along the way we learn bits about the parallel world of time travellers, and get hints that there is more to discover in Greyson’s family history, presumably to be revealed later in the series.
I found this a quick and enjoyable read, with an enigmatic MC, clever time travel details, a decent mystery, and some nice touches of humour.
This was a neat twist on the usual murder mystery.
Greyson Travers is a private investigator who promises fool-proof results within 72 hours. His secret? He can travel through time. So he is fully confident he can answer his latest client’s question about her husband’s death, ruled a suicide by the police. Together with his AI assistant and a box of tricks from the future, he has the edge on any human investigator. So when he finds evidence of more to the recent life and death of the victim, he knows he is up against forces with powers to match his own. Along the way we learn bits about the parallel world of time travellers, and get hints that there is more to discover in Greyson’s family history, presumably to be revealed later in the series.
I found this a quick and enjoyable read, with an enigmatic MC, clever time travel details, a decent mystery, and some nice touches of humour.
November 9, 2020
I love to read murder mysteries. This one was exceptional for the fact it also involves time travel. If you ever thought time travel was easy, ha, just read this book. It is well written, and the humor had me laughing at many spots. I have read all of Nathan’s novels. I love his style of writing, nice and casual but clear and visual. One wants to be friends with the characters in his books. I can not say that about many other books that I have read. I love how Nathan has woven bits and pieces and characters from his other novels into this one. Brilliant! It is a nice length and you can enjoy yourself for a few hours and get swept away into a good read with mind boggling scenes that will have you questioning reality. I never guessed who the murderer was till it was revealed. I highly recommend this book.
November 9, 2020
"A good time traveler always walks the past like a crime scene, careful of his footsteps."
Greyson Travers is a private investigator with an unusual advantage; time is on his side.
A new case comes his way that threatens to be too much to handle, but his refusal to step away leads him deeper into a dark and dangerous situation.
Nathan Van Coops' signature quick and witty humour had me literally laughing out loud as I raced my way through this book. His penchant for creating unforgettable characters and enthralling science fiction worlds is, as always, absolutely brilliant.
In Time of Death is some of his best writing yet, with twists and surprises that I never saw coming. Loaded with action, suspense, a hint of romance and more, this time travel mystery has something to keep every reader well entertained. More, more!
Greyson Travers is a private investigator with an unusual advantage; time is on his side.
A new case comes his way that threatens to be too much to handle, but his refusal to step away leads him deeper into a dark and dangerous situation.
Nathan Van Coops' signature quick and witty humour had me literally laughing out loud as I raced my way through this book. His penchant for creating unforgettable characters and enthralling science fiction worlds is, as always, absolutely brilliant.
In Time of Death is some of his best writing yet, with twists and surprises that I never saw coming. Loaded with action, suspense, a hint of romance and more, this time travel mystery has something to keep every reader well entertained. More, more!
February 28, 2021
Private Detective and Time Travel: Great Combination!
This was another gripping novel by author Nathan Van Coops. In many ways, it is a classic private detective murder mystery. The twist is that the mystery involves events that require time travel to solve. The same attention to time travel and avoiding paradoxes that can be found in Nathan's other books are still here. The layering is the inclusion of the fourth dimension in the normal course of finding the killer and, as the title suggests, the actual Time of Death.
Private detective Greyson Travers is part of the Travers family (no spoilers here) but there is only a brief reference to his older sister Piper and the rest of the family. This is a novel that can be enjoyed without any knowledge of the other books in this universe, but reading them does provide some background that helps.
This was another gripping novel by author Nathan Van Coops. In many ways, it is a classic private detective murder mystery. The twist is that the mystery involves events that require time travel to solve. The same attention to time travel and avoiding paradoxes that can be found in Nathan's other books are still here. The layering is the inclusion of the fourth dimension in the normal course of finding the killer and, as the title suggests, the actual Time of Death.
Private detective Greyson Travers is part of the Travers family (no spoilers here) but there is only a brief reference to his older sister Piper and the rest of the family. This is a novel that can be enjoyed without any knowledge of the other books in this universe, but reading them does provide some background that helps.
April 15, 2023
Greyson Travers is a private investigator with a twist: he can travel through time. This isn’t the slam-dunk you might think, though -- it turns out that there are rules, bad guys, and a time-travel bureaucracy keeping a beady eye on things. Not to mention that the nature of the cases themselves are enough to keep any detective on his toes, which these do with style.
Time of Death opens in fine noir style, with the appearance of an extremely attractive recent widow, Isla Phillips, who wants to know what really happened to her late husband. Travers takes the case, and the result is a fun, lightweight time-travel mystery.
Total: 7/10 (3.5 stars, rounded up to 4)
January 22, 2024
Lo he penalizado mucho porque me ha parecido muy, muy corto, pero el resto me ha gustado un montón.
El detective Greyson recibe la visita de una mujer para que esta investigue el asesinato de su marido, que ha sido catalogado de suicidio. Él le dice que en 3 días le dará respuestas, y es que él no es un detective normal, sino que es un viajero en el tiempo. Greyson viajará al pasado para resolver este caso.
Me ha gustado muchísimo la premisa de este investigador privado que va viajando a través del tiempo para resolver casos, y cómo tiene el libro un aura de misterio que hace que no dejes de leerlo hasta que lo acabas.
El libro me ha parecido excesivamente corto, y tenía toques muy interesantes en los que la historia podría haber tirado por ahí e incluso adentrarnos un poco más en esos temas.
El detective Greyson recibe la visita de una mujer para que esta investigue el asesinato de su marido, que ha sido catalogado de suicidio. Él le dice que en 3 días le dará respuestas, y es que él no es un detective normal, sino que es un viajero en el tiempo. Greyson viajará al pasado para resolver este caso.
Me ha gustado muchísimo la premisa de este investigador privado que va viajando a través del tiempo para resolver casos, y cómo tiene el libro un aura de misterio que hace que no dejes de leerlo hasta que lo acabas.
El libro me ha parecido excesivamente corto, y tenía toques muy interesantes en los que la historia podría haber tirado por ahí e incluso adentrarnos un poco más en esos temas.
February 22, 2021
In "Time of Death: A Time Travel Detective Mystery", Greyson Travers is an unusual private investigator. Unknown to his clients or society in general, he can actually time travel, without lugging around a gigantic machine that must be dealt with. And he has an ally. The plot involves a lovely widow who hires him to solve the mystery of her husband’s demise. Van Coops keeps the pace fast, the repartee snappy, and the twists and turns coming, and if Travers thinks this will be solved quickly, he can think again, and again. Van Coops is a master of the "time travel" genre, a favorite of mine, and this satisfying tale only whets the appetite for more. Four and a half SINISTER Stars. Apple Books. 178 pages.
November 23, 2021
Addictive reading
If you have already devoured the Times Like These series then you will love the follow-up here which features Ben's son Grayson as a time travelling private detective. If you haven't read that series it doesn't matter, this book will give you a much simpler introduction to time travel without all the science stuff. Which gives it more space and time to get right into the action.
And the action is non-stop from start to finish.
Grayson is hired by a widow who is convinced her husband was murdered, but the cops have closed the case as a suicide. He goes back in time to solve the simple case but it's a whole lot more complicated than he thought.
I loved Grayson and his witty one liners, especially with his AI sidekick Waldo.
If you have already devoured the Times Like These series then you will love the follow-up here which features Ben's son Grayson as a time travelling private detective. If you haven't read that series it doesn't matter, this book will give you a much simpler introduction to time travel without all the science stuff. Which gives it more space and time to get right into the action.
And the action is non-stop from start to finish.
Grayson is hired by a widow who is convinced her husband was murdered, but the cops have closed the case as a suicide. He goes back in time to solve the simple case but it's a whole lot more complicated than he thought.
I loved Grayson and his witty one liners, especially with his AI sidekick Waldo.
January 22, 2023
Oh I liked this story, Its not very intellectually written like Michael Crichton or fast paced like Dan Brown, but it's not bad. Expecting books at that level from any sci-fi mystery writer is a bit too much. But I'm just setting the expectations right. The plot is well paced and keeps the interest. The mystery is well maintained, although I felt the real way the murder was done was a bit let down, although it's acceptable, not far fetched like most of Agatha Christie's novels.
The tone is a bit funny, and the narrator did a good job, although Ray Porter would have done it much better; Brilliantly!
All in all, it's a good book, looking forward to next novel in the serie.
The tone is a bit funny, and the narrator did a good job, although Ray Porter would have done it much better; Brilliantly!
All in all, it's a good book, looking forward to next novel in the serie.
November 13, 2020
When ever I reach the end of one of Nathans books I'm left wanting more, but always think there can't be anymore ideas with time travel left. I'm always pleased to be proved wrong by Nathan, time and time again.
I thoroughly recommend this story, kind of a Bogart meets Sam Beckett in this edge of the seat page turner with a great set of characters and scenes, makes it dead easy to fall into this world where time travel is possible. No matter what year Nathans characters end up in, be that 1970, 80's, C15th even, you are always transported into that period with such a rich portrayal of characters and scenes . Always the sign of a great author that takes the time to research.
I thoroughly recommend this story, kind of a Bogart meets Sam Beckett in this edge of the seat page turner with a great set of characters and scenes, makes it dead easy to fall into this world where time travel is possible. No matter what year Nathans characters end up in, be that 1970, 80's, C15th even, you are always transported into that period with such a rich portrayal of characters and scenes . Always the sign of a great author that takes the time to research.
April 19, 2021
Time traveling detective story!
Greyson Travers, son of Ben and Mym Travers is a detective in the old school/noire style but he's updated the whole thing by being able to travel in time. It sure is easier to find clues to a murder when you can do surveillance as it's happening. In this story, a grieving, really hot, widow asks him to investigate her husband's death. Of course it's not a straightforward case. What fun would that be. So we end up meeting all sorts of unsavory characters in the process of figuring out whodunit. I'd really like to see more of Greyson and his adventures. Hint. Hint!
Greyson Travers, son of Ben and Mym Travers is a detective in the old school/noire style but he's updated the whole thing by being able to travel in time. It sure is easier to find clues to a murder when you can do surveillance as it's happening. In this story, a grieving, really hot, widow asks him to investigate her husband's death. Of course it's not a straightforward case. What fun would that be. So we end up meeting all sorts of unsavory characters in the process of figuring out whodunit. I'd really like to see more of Greyson and his adventures. Hint. Hint!
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