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Who’s There?

Time Police · Short story · 2026

Who's There?

Short story, after book 6

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About this story

Who's There? brings Halloween trouble into Time Police headquarters after a successful arrest. Luke, Jane and Matthew return from apprehending illegal time travellers with recovered artefacts and something else they did not intend to collect. Strange disturbances follow them through the building, and the threat becomes deadly.

The site's view is that the reversal is the appeal: an apparently tidy operation leaves the organisation unsafe in its own headquarters.

The publisher singles out unsettling experiences for each member of Team Weird, so this is a story for readers who want the familiar trio facing an eerie problem together. Their next move involves seeking help beyond their own organisation.

This forthcoming short follows Out of Time in the Time Police route. Headline lists ebook and downloadable audio editions for 29 October 2026, with Zara Ramm credited for the recording. Choose it as a Halloween addition to the existing novels.

Its short-story format gives it a different place in the sequence from a seventh numbered novel.

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What we know so far

A Time Police Halloween short story involving Jane, Luke and Matthew. Headline lists an ebook and a downloadable audiobook, with Zara Ramm credited on the audio edition.

Publisher-listed date
29 October 2026. Publisher-listed date; may change.
Formats
Ebook · downloadable audiobook
Series placement
Time Police short story · suggested 6.5, after Out of Time

Date and edition source · Additional format source

new and upcoming Jodi Taylor books · Reading placement

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Provisional

Forthcoming · 29 October 2026. Publisher-listed date; may change.

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Series position
Shorter work in suggested sequence
Expected publication
2026
Audiobook
No UK audiobook details are listed for this title.

Audiobook identifier

Audiobook Downloadable · ISBN 9781035448920 · 29 October 2026 · Read by Zara Ramm

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