Author John Turiano combines his love of history and hard science for a thrilling read in Flash Back

      John Turiano has always been fascinated with history and in particular the World War II era. He wove that love of history together with his interest in hard science fiction in his debut novel Flash Back.

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       Turiano lives in upstate New York with his wife, Sue. “We have two adult children living close by. When not writing, I thoroughly enjoy hiking, biking and camping.”

      Flash Back’s synopsis: WHAT IF HISTORY WAS REWRITTEN and the US failed to develop the atomic bomb? Sam Reilly plunges into a mystery taking him back to another era. The time is 1942, the place is Chicago. In the midst of World War II, nations are racing to harness the power of the atom.

      As a result of a mysterious flash drive planted in his apartment, Sam is abruptly reassigned to a project researching time travel. When the project director mysteriously disappears, US Army investigator Frank Marino is called in. He soon discovers a pattern of scientists who died or disappeared dating back to 1942.

      Sam begins experiencing prophetic dreams revealing a mysterious assassin targeting key scientists. He and Frank, along with physicist Danielle Olsson team up in an attempt to unravel the puzzle. The elusive killer remains one step ahead as world events deteriorate. With the world on the brink of war, the three are in a fight against time before China unleashes its arsenal of nuclear weapons.

      Travel back in time with Sam as he investigates a murder and is faced with a dilemma: should he save a life and risk altering the past, or allow a murder to occur and history remain unchanged?

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Excerpt from Flash Back by John Turiano:

      Sam stepped onto soft, damp grass. Dusk had passed hours ago and there was little light to guide him. His eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness. Soft blue moonbeams peeked through opaque clouds. Trees cast shadows that danced with the wind. The team had selected a secluded wooded location in the Hyde Park section of Chicago. Hard to believe, in an instant, he had just traveled two-thousand miles, and eighty years back in time! The portal shrank down and disappeared, leaving Sam alone. A new one would open in three weeks for his return trip home. That gave him twenty-one days to become familiar with Enrico Fermi's routines. Twenty-one days to gather facts around the murder.

      Unusually warm for November, the night air was filled with the smells of fall. A cool breeze brushed the aroma past Sam's nostrils. The scent of leaves decomposing mixed with cut grass and pine. Beyond the trees, moonlight sparkled off the lake. Sam stood motionless, taking it all in. The sights, the smells. It was spectacular. He was in Burnham Park, standing on a man made peninsula called Promontory Point which jutted out onto Lake Michigan.

      Another breeze, this one stronger, and colder, bit into Sam's face, waking him to the cold facts. He had a mission to accomplish ...

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