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The With Time to Kill Trilogy

Three novels of dark, gripping speculative crime fiction.
A timid analyst. A time-bending device. An ever-blurring line between justice and vengeance.

The trilogy

WITH TIME TO KILL

Three novels. Countless fractured timelines. Available now on Amazon.

Book cover for With Time to Kill: Book One by Frank Ferrari. The title appears in bold white letters splattered with red. Behind it is a nighttime scene of a tree-lined path, with a smear of blood on the ground and faint overlapping clock faces creating a sense of time distortion.

Book One

WITH TIME TO KILL

A timid analyst inherits a time-travel device and becomes an unlikely killer. As police close in and secrets unravel, the line between justice and vegeance blurs in this gripping, character-driven thriller.

Book cover for The Dying of the Light: With Time to Kill Book Two by Frank Ferrari. The title appears in textured white lettering over a dark, eerie forest. A shadowy human silhouette stands among tall trees and ferns, with faint overlapping clock faces adding a sense of time distortion.

Book Two

THE DYING OF THE LIGHT

A missing mother, a haunted detective, and a time-travelling serial killer collide in the bleak Scottish Borders.

While Garry Plumb adjusts to his new life, DCI John Waters faces his darkest case yet.

Book cover for The Last Trip for Good: With Time to Kill Book Three by Frank Ferrari. The title appears in large, cracked white lettering against a dark, moody background. Faint images of clock faces overlap a misty scene featuring an old, weathered wooden cabin in a field. The overall tone is mysterious and atmospheric, blending themes of time and suspense.

Book Three

THE LAST TRIP FOR GOOD

Garry Plumb must confront his most dangerous enemy yet and risk his own sanity to save his family.

The trilogy reaches its devastating conclusion.

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The author

Frank Ferrari

Scottish thriller writer

A former chemist turned storyteller, Frank Ferrari writes speculative thrillers, often blending sci-fi suspense with rugged, Scottish grit. He lives in the Borders with his wife, daughter, and loyal dog. Somebody once described him as 'as Scottish as a thistle' despite his name.