José Carlos Somoza

While an advanced physics graduate student at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe, Elisa Robledo, a young physics professor was invited to join a select research team working on manipulating String Theory, making it possible to witness images of the past as if they were live and actually happening. According to the team's research, breaking down particles of light, and accessing the code hidden within each fragment, they theorized that the possibility of witnessing the past, viewing such milestone events as of the crucifixion of Christ, or the earth when dinosaurs still roamed. Scurried away on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, they made leaping advancements in their analysis. Yet, their experiments resulted in something much more frightening and dangerous than any of them could have ever imagined. The team awoke something dangerous in their meddling into the fluctuation of Time.

Now, years later, Elisa is faced with solving the mysterious and gruesome deaths of each member of the team she was once so proud to be a part of. Something or someone has focused their sights on Elisa and her former academic fellowship. In order to solve the mystery behind what the team's experiments awoke and just who or what is behind the dark forces trailing the once team's every move, Elisa must discover what really happened on the island where her team was once sequestered, and where she had naively thought their dedicated science was meant for good.

“Literate, savvy, tense, and thoughtful with plenty of atmosphere. It’s a pleasure to read a José Carlos Somoza novel.” Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Templar Legacy and The Third Secret

“Slices like a serrated dagger. Relentlessly paced, fiercely narrated, brilliantly clever, here is a thriller for the new millennium.” James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Map of Bones and Black Order

“Many-layered and imposing, Somoza’s novel… effortlessly entertains.” San Francisco Chronicle

“[A] mind-bending thriller.” New York Daily News

“Somoza tweaks literary conventions and metaphysical matters as much as scientific theories. The suspense and thrills he creates are deliciously intellectual.” Kirkus

“Magnificent… belongs on every thriller fan’s must-read list…” Booklist 

“Combines elements of SF, horror, and suspense in an ingenious novel with an original intellectual premise that delivers a megaton of action and adventure…” Publishers Weekly