And then, in classic cartoon timing, immediately turns on the television and gets that night’s lottery numbers…the exact same numbers! Thus proving that wealthy billionaire Teddy Hawkins has the resources to (rig a lottery draw) build himself a time machine! Lila is understandably dubious until she sees the lottery results.

Yes, it’s true! He has a time machine! And he proves it to Lila by sending her a copy of the next day’s paper. Lila is given a second chance at solving the murders by wealthy billionaire Teddy Hawkins and his personal time machine. “What elaborately brilliant plan did the murderer execute that allowed him/her to kill twelve powerful individuals and get away with it?” Well, prepare to be amazed by the answer! When the Star Island murders happened to coincide with the abrupt cessation of the gargantuan contributions, people put two and two together and realized: Hey, all those rich dead people were probably the Janus Society! Because Miami’s rich are much more altruistic and generous than the average city’s wealthy denizens.Ī two year investigation went nowhere. Yes, THE Janus Society, the secret group that would annually bestow hundreds of millions of dollars on a single charity. It was a massacre that sent shockwaves throughout the world when it was discovered (inferred) that the deceased made up the roster of the famed Janus Society. They were all found, shot to death in a mansion on Star Island. So, let’s start at the top…įormer Miami police detective Lila Day is haunted by the case she was never able to solve, the mass murder of twelve of the city’s wealthiest. Truth be told, the time travel conceit at the very heart of this book is one of several problems with The Rich and the Dead. Most viewers are a little more knowledgeable but, hey, I’m sure there a few under-rock-dwelling neophytes who might actually consider it a singular achievement. movie and being dazzled by the visual effects. It’s like sitting down to watch the 1978 Dr. And that’s what we have here: a time travel novel for non time-travel-savvy readers. It is, on the other hand, relatively simple to write if you merely pay lip service to said rules and then proceed to either ignore or violate them over the course of your narrative. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.Time travel fiction is notoriously difficult to write, fraught as it is with complicated theoretical rules related to grandfather paradoxes and butterfly effects. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping.

The Rich and the Dead by Liv Spector