Out of Time

Name: Out of Time
Author: Jodi Taylor
ISBN: 9781035406067

Time Police · Novel 6 · 2025

A dead dinosaur discovered in Wales brings the past into the Time Police’s present.

AI-generated illustration inspired by Out of Time; not a book cover.

What it’s about

A dead dinosaur discovered in Wales brings the past into the Time Police’s present. The investigation connects that impossible find with Romulus, a plan involving the Princes in the Tower, and concealed events inside headquarters.

Team 236 has reunited, and a member of St Mary’s is involved as the officers pursue answers. At the same time, the Time Map signals that something is wrong in the timeline. Out of Time introduces a cluster of historical and organisational mysteries rather than one straightforward target.

The officers have to establish how these apparently distant problems relate, with the warning from their own map adding another source of concern.

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Can I start here?

This is book 6 in its series. Start with the first novel for its clearest introduction.

Reader questions

Do I need to read the earlier books first?

Yes. This novel is novel 6, so begin with the earlier numbered books. Follow the sequence to meet the returning cast in context. Their original introductions appear in the preceding books. Short stories are optional additions along the way. They complement the novels in this reading route.

Source: joditaylorbooks.com

Who narrates the Out of Time audiobook?

The listed unabridged UK recording is read by Zara Ramm. Its Audible page identifies this novel and the narrator together. Check that product before selecting an edition. Continue listening through the numbered novels. Add the companion pieces when their placement suits your route.

Source: audible.co.uk

Where this fits

This is the sixth Time Police novel, directly after Killing Time. Read Doing Time through book five first for Team 236’s changing situation. This novel is the latest numbered instalment in the site’s current six-novel list; the forthcoming short story Who’s There?

is a separate work, not a seventh full-length novel.

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Why readers love it

Our view

the surprising starting image makes this a particularly tempting continuation for readers who enjoy connecting unlikely clues. A Welsh dinosaur, early Rome and the Tower of London offer very different directions for the same enquiry.

The headquarters element suggests that the answer will not be confined to historical sightseeing. We would approach this as a later-series mystery, enjoying the questions in the premise without trying to solve them from a synopsis.

The reunited team should be a draw for readers already invested in its members, while the St Mary’s involvement strengthens the connection between Taylor’s two time-travel strands.

Listening notes

Zara Ramm narrates the listed UK unabridged edition, lasting thirteen hours and forty-nine minutes. It is slightly longer than Killing Time’s recording, so plan for another extended listening commitment. Keep the two consecutive novels in that order when following the team through audio.

This listing is the complete novel rather than a collection of the shorter Time Police adventures.