Dirk Diggins used to be a time traveler.
Now he's a private investigator in 1978 Los Angeles, taking boring cases, drinking questionable coffee, and trying very hard not to think about the parts of his life he'd rather forget.
Then a client walks into his office carrying a photograph that shouldn't exist. The picture shows a missing woman standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. At first glance, there's nothing unusual about it. At second glance, someone is standing beside her. Someone who isn't there.
As reality begins to unravel, Dirk is pulled back into a mystery that spans centuries, galaxies, alternate timelines, and places that shouldn't exist at all. Accompanied by FIBR-a highly advanced robot with an increasingly questionable understanding of what it means to be human-Dirk finds himself chasing clues through impossible worlds, bizarre civilizations, cosmic conspiracies, and enough bureaucratic absurdity to make the end of the universe seem perfectly reasonable by comparison.
But beneath the mystery lies a far more personal question. One that Dirk has spent years avoiding. What if the person you've been searching for was never truly gone? When Dirk learns that Ming may still be alive, hidden in a universe twelve degrees outside his own, the mystery suddenly becomes personal.
Because some people are worth crossing time, space, and reality itself to find.
Filled with wit, adventure, strange worlds, impossible mysteries, and heartfelt characters, Time Itself combines the humor and imagination of classic science-fiction adventures with the charm of a detective story and the emotional weight of a journey home.
Perfect for readers who enjoy clever science fiction, unforgettable characters, and stories that remind us that even across time, space, and reality itself, some people are worth searching for.
Because sometimes the greatest mystery isn't where you've been.
