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Doing Time (The Time Police, #1)

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by Jodi Taylor (Goodreads Author)

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Do I need to read Chronicles of St. Mary's to understand this book?
Jill M This was first encounter with Jodi Taylor's work ( I love sci Fi, urban fantasy and especially Pratchett, Gaiman and Jasper Fforde so came at via thos…moreThis was first encounter with Jodi Taylor's work ( I love sci Fi, urban fantasy and especially Pratchett, Gaiman and Jasper Fforde so came at via those ) It certainly didn't mar my enjoyment at all ( although I may have missed the odd reference or in-joke ) . It DID, however, make me want to read more so I've just started the Chronicles of St.Mary's...(less)
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Love the book, but one question: Why not go back in time just 15 minutes to prevent all the mess? Yes, I know, you would not have a book :-)
Nicola Landy A) because you can't be in the same place twice. By place, we mean Earth and moment. So even people who were nowhere near the corridor were still in t…moreA) because you can't be in the same place twice. By place, we mean Earth and moment. So even people who were nowhere near the corridor were still in the same moment in another room or whatever

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B) because the Time Police were set up to prevent people going back in time to 'undo' these kinds of messes.
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