The Time Traveller's Ball (The Erik Midgard Case Files Volume 1)
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  • Reads 39,209
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kdnorwich1
Complete, First published Jun 18, 2014
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How do you solve a murder when every single suspect has a time machine?

Time-travelling police officer Erik Midgard has a problem. He has seen his own future. His fate is set. There is no way out. There is nothing he can do to escape it. He is going to die. But in the meantime, he has a murder to solve.

On the moons of Mars, 900 years into the future, the wealthiest men and women in the solar system are arriving for the biggest night in the social calendar. The invitations are exclusively for people rich enough to own their own time machines. It is meant to be the greatest party in history. No one is supposed to die there. But when the guest of honour is found dead after the last dance, Erik and his partner Mirabi find themselves facing the greatest challenge of their careers. Trapped in a luxurious mansion and surrounded by millionaires, lovers, enemies, assassins, terrorists, robot doubles, hidden grudges, secret agendas and a criminal genius plotting his masterpiece, Erik and Mirabi must solve the case before its consequences can explode across the solar system. But as they sift through the evidence and the details of the crime start to appear, Erik finds himself beginning to wonder. Is his destiny truly written in stone? Or could there be a way for him to change it?

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"So, you work for the FBI?" Angus grinned up at him. "Their very best agent, if you allow me to say so." Carter shot them a questioning look. "The very best?" "Yes." Angus simply answered, finishing to wrap up his wound. "What's your task?" They stood up, dusted their pants off, and stretched their hands out for him to take. When he did, they hauled him to his feet. For a second, Carter was worried about the bloodstain still visible on their chest, but he quickly shook the thought off. "Like, what do you currently have to do?" "Currently, I am chasing a highly-dangerous time-travel-criminal," they beamed with pride, "one of the most important things that happened recently, I'd say." "That sounds ridiculous." // 03792 is an Agent for the FBI in the year 2509. Due to a mistake, they travel back in time and take Carter with them. Only when everything is messed up already do they realize that neither of them should actually be at that point in time where they are. And Carter realizes something else; 03792--or, Angus Carthy--is not who they pretend to be and a game of hide-and-seek with the FBI brings the two in a deadlier situation after another. // @leeswritingstuff Started: 27.09.2019 Finished: 07.06.2020 TW for all chapters: violence, use of weapons, gore, alcohol

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