Hard Time (The Time Police, #2)

by Jodi Taylor

‘You’ve been thinking about declining the position.’ ‘Well . . .’ ‘That would be a mistake.’ ‘I . . .’ ‘You are an excellent officer. The Time Police need people like you.’ ‘Actually, I was wondering . . .’ ‘Yes?’ ‘Whether I’d ever get to finish a sentence?’

‘Oh God. If ever a word was a harbinger of doom, it’s aftermath.’ ‘There’s another one, ma’am.’ ‘Another what?’ ‘Word, ma’am.’ ‘What?’ ‘Harbinger.’ ‘You have two seconds, Charlie, before I reach for my paper knife.’