"The time is 1942, the place is Chicago, a key scientist is brutally murdered. While in the midst of a world at war, nations are racing to harness the power of the atom and the University of Chicago is at the center of the research for the United States. Sam Reilly plunges into a mystery taking him back to another era. A mysterious flash drive leads to Sam's abrupt reassignment to a secret project researching time travel. He soon discovers a pattern of scientists who died or disappeared dating back to 1942. Sam travels back in time to investigate but soon finds himself hunted by the killer. When the project director suddenly disappears, US Army investigator Frank Marino is called in. Sam and Frank, along with physicist Danielle Olsson, team up in an attempt to unravel the puzzle. But Sam has an ulterior motive he is keeping from the others."--Amazon.