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Really surprising, a great read, I became a fan of Linda Howard after reading this book. A little sci-fi, a little romance, a little cop work and mystery.

Couldn't finish this book - it is futuristic, time travel, etc.

"Howard again displays her genius at blending suspense and romance....Snappy, witty and fun"-Chicago Tribune.

In 1985, a time capsule was buried under the front lawn of a small-town country courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty ears later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up and its contents stolen. That same night, one of the contributors to the capsule is brutally slain in his home-with no sign of force entry or indication of struggle. One by one, others who had placed items in the tme capsule are murdered. Besides his supicions about the sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, chief investiagtor Knox Davis has absolutely no leads. The smart-talking Nikita may be no murderer, bus she seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at stake than anyone else realizes, Nikita is determined to catch this cunning killer-while at the same time battling her on deepening feelings for a man and for world in which she doesn't belong.

Past and present come together very cleverly in this story. In 1985 a time capuule is buried in a small town in Ky. intended to be opened in 2085. The event was witnessed by Kelvin Davis and his teenage son Knox. Instead twenty years later a grown up Knox, now an investigator for the Police Dept. Is faced with the stealing of the capsule and a murder of one of the witnesses. Enter Nikita claiming to be F.B.I. Can Knox believe her what's more can he save her?

This is mostly about a cop and a woman from the future trying to figure out a crime. Not sci-fi at all.

A "hybrid" from the future comes to the 20th century to prevent a crime which could change the intervening years...

In 1985, a time capsule was buried under the front lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty yeards later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up and its contents stolen. That same night, one of the contributors to the capsule is brutally slain in his home with no sign of forced entry or indication of struggle. One by one, others who had placed items into the ime capsule are murdered, besides his suspicions about the sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, chief investigator Knox Davis has absolutely no leads. The smart-talking Nikita may be no murderer, but she seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at stake than anyone else realizes, Nikita is determined to catch this cunning killer while at the same time battling her own deepening feelings for a man and for a world in which she doesn't belong.

In 1985, a time capsule was buried under the front lawn of a small town country courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty years later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up and its contents stolen. That same night, one of the contributors to the capsule is brutally slain in his home, with no sign of forced entry or indication of a struggle. One by one, others who had placed items in the time capsule are murdered. Besides his suspicions about the sudden, mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, chief investigator Knox Davis has absolutely no leads. The smart talking Nikita may be no murderer, but she seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at stake than anyone else realizes, Nikita is determinded to catch this cunning killer, while at the same time battling her own deepening feelings for a man and for a world in which she doesn't belong.

An excellant combination of suspense, romance, and adventure which is also a witty and fun read.

I love anything written by Linda Howard. This one is about a time capsule that is buried to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty years later, it is dug up and contents are stolen and one by one the people who placed items in the time capsule are murdered.