Time Stand Still [Paperback]

Not all opportunity should be seized...

Sometimes the past is better left alone...

Private Investigator Darren Camponi gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is hired to find an old classmate. After tracking him down, Camponi discovers he is working on a secret project: Time travel. After dealing with the federal government, Camponi decides to help his friend, only to be dragged into a conspiracy that goes from the FBI right down to the people around him.

After the death of a fellow P.I. and a suspicious malpractice suit against his father, Camponi enlists to help finish the research. His reward: a chance to revisit the past. Camponi has no idea what awaits him in his past, and is unaware of the betrayal he must face in the present. All he knows is that both of his lives will never be the same.

Combining the elements of suspense with cutting edge science fiction, Time Stand Still delivers edge of your seat thrills from the beginning, right up to its dramatic conclusion.

John Misak has written a humorous and concentrated mystery with Time Stand Still. In this page-turning novel, Misak introduces PI, Darren Camponi, into an old genre adding to it a healthy spicing of humor and complimenting it with a clever, well thought out plot.

When a friend from a large, out-of-state PI agency contacts Darren Camponi, he is thankful for the opportunity to earn some extra money. The job seems simple. Find Jason, an old friend from high school. Why? Apparently Jason has stolen intellectual property from the university he worked for and the college wants the research back.

What starts out simple is complicated by the fact that not only does the institution want the project being worked on, but so does the FBI. The government agency is not happy to learn that Camponi is interfering with their investigation. The pressure is on when Camponi does not back off and those closest to him begin to pay for his stubbornness.

It seems like Jason’s time machine is important to many people for many obvious reasons. If it works … but Jason needs a volunteer to test the machine. And Camponi is the ideal candidate. A potentially paramount time. A dangerous time. Who can you trust?

Misak is the author of the acclaimed Soft Case. Time Stand Still is an entertaining and enjoyable read. Great dialogue and tightly woven scenes make the story real and believable, a solid mystery with a thin layer of science fiction. Camponi reminds me of the kind of guy I’d like hanging out with. John Misak is onto something with this character. I’d love to see more of him.