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Synopsis
Loren Hawn is a traditional Western peace officer walking the streets of 21st Century New Mexico, and seemingly unaware that times have changed. And when a dying man named Randal falls out of a bullet-riddled car and dies in Loren’s arm, Loren finds he isn’t the only man living in the wrong time--- because he remembers pulling Randal’s dead body out of a wrecked car twenty years before. He knows the car belongs to a scientist who works at the high-security laboratory built on the outskirts of town, and he knows that if he doesn’t work fast, all evidence of a crime will disappear into national security vaults. In order to bring justice back to his community, Loren will have to risk everything, his life, his job, his faith, and his family.
Is Days of Atonement appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This adult sci-fi/fantasy hybrid features a murder investigation with gun violence and a dying man, plus themes of conspiracy and national security cover-ups. Language is likely moderately strong given the setting and time period.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens drawn to time-travel mysteries and detective stories with high-tech conspiracy angles will find this engaging.