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  • Killing Time

  • The Time Police, Book 5
  • By: Jodi Taylor
  • Narrated by: Zara Ramm
  • Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (340 ratings)

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By: Jodi Taylor
Narrated by: Zara Ramm
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Summary

TIME POLICE AUDIOBOOK 5: The new Time Police adventure from the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.

From the million-copy bestselling author of THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S.

A ghost train, lost in Time, hurtles through the night...

Two members of Team 236 are trapped on board. Not ideal under any circumstances but catastrophic when they're at each other's throats.

Hot on their heels, but never quite able to catch up, can Lt Grint and his team overcome all obstacles in their way and save their fellow officers before the train disappears for good?

Nor is TPHQ without its own problems as Matthew risks his sanity to track them through the Time Map. And a Mikey-experiment goes horribly wrong, exposing something better left concealed for all Time. What are the Time Police hiding?

And what will they do to keep their secret?

AUDIOBOOK 5 IN THE TIME POLICE SERIES

FOR FANS OF TERRY PRATCHETT, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB AND DOCTOR WHO

©2024 Jodi Taylor (P)2024 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

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'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time' C. K. MCDONNELL

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another joyful romp with our favourite characters

always enjoy our heros journey through time, the story was ok and plenty of peril. just lacked that something, perhaps we don't see enough of the wider Time Police family and they are just names.

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excellent storyline

The story is good, the characters develop well. Whilst saying that until I got used to the story jumping back retelling from different points of view i did find it confusing. Once i got used to it that became less confusing. As usual wonderful narrative by Zara Ramm.

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Always fun at Time Police HQ

Another great story this time it is on a spooky train being chased through time.

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The time police find their feet

A wonderful story with more steps and side steps than a rugby winger - and just as exciting. This series has now really established its own personality

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Excellent as always

Loved it. I’m getting to love them almost as much as the Saint Mary’s books.

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Awesome story

Gripping story line. Couldn’t stop wondering what was next.
Reader brilliant can’t wait for the next book

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Still going strong

It's rare to find an author / narrator combo that does not get tired, but with the St Mary's and now time police series we are now a significant number of releases in and the stories are still on point. Well done to both

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Not the best in the series

Jodi has me laughing out loud one minute and gasping with horror the next. She is a master manipulator of emotions no question. The plot however needs a bit more work. She has ideas but to hang the whole book on the train made the whole thing feel like an extended short story- to it's detriment.
For me the splitting up of team weird (again) lessened the story and the cliff-hanger ending feels like cheating; especially as there is 2 years to the next TP story.
I was also a little disappointed by the lack of progress in the lives of the characters. The lack of momentum and character/relationship development makes me wonder if the ideas for this particular series are running out and the author is focused on newer projects.
Zara Ramm is an excellent narrator and totally brings the book to life.
Don't get me wrong this was worth a credit and an enjoyable listen but it's against the superb previous books in the series and doesn't live up to them.
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Another corker of a book

Just brilliant in every way! Can’t wait for the next instalment. Oh Jane, oh Grint… oh poor lovesick Luke…

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The epilogue 😂

I really enjoyed this time police instalment. Things just never go right for team 236, and even with their future on the line (you see what I did there?), disaster still strikes. You have got to love Mikey’s experiments, and that epilogue really gave me the giggle I needed!

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