ALIBI
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- SHARON SHINNNovember 12, 2024 978-1-958880-25-8
- trade paperback, 6 x 9, 272 pgs
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Teleportation makes everything possible.
It allows Taylor Kendall to live in Chicago, work in Houston, and take a part-time job tutoring the teenaged son of the richest man in America. But the more time she spends in Duncan Phillips’ lavish home, the more uneasy she becomes. She adores Quentin, who is suffering from a fatal degenerative disease. She’s strongly attracted to Bram Cortez, who heads up security for the household. But she’s growing increasingly afraid of Duncan Phillips, who makes it clear he has no interest in his dying son—and far too much interest in Taylor.
When Duncan Phillips turns up dead, Taylor’s on the short list of suspects who could have killed him. Sure, she was in Atlanta on the night of the murder. But Atlanta is only a few minutes away by teleport . . .
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“Alibi is a slice-of-life story with a significant romance subplot and then it’s also a murder mystery. The mystery itself does not drag out for all that long. The protagonist is a primary suspect (though really there are any number of suspects), Sharon Shinn is outstanding at powerful metaphorical imagery that captures emotional truth. That’s the case here as well. [Her] characters are vivid, distinctive, real people, all of whom are unique and appealing. It’s the characters that make this story sing."
— Rachel Neumeier, author of the Tuyo series
"The book is set some decades in the future. The main novum is teleportation — the whole world seems connected by an enormous network of teleportation booths. Air travel is as far as I can tell nonexistent (perhaps there are cargo flight?) and the airports have become hubs for longer distance teleportation, but the cities are webbed with booths as well, and sufficiently wealthy people might even have booths in their homes. And, very skillfully presented in the background, there is a good deal of subtle speculation about just how this technology changes people's lives. . . . Surprisingly late in the novel for a murder mystery, the murder happens. And from there things rush towards a conclusion. There is some nice misdirection about the killer, with of course teleportation involved in providing — or removing — alibis for the characters; and an exciting (if just slightly convenient) resolution, with a surprising (but not unfair) solution to the mystery. I really enjoyed Alibi. It's fair to say that the opening is a bit of a slow burn — but appropriately so — and before long, even while in a curious way little happens but ordinary (future) life, the novel becomes quite absorbing. We root for the characters, we care about them, and we believe their interactions. And the conclusion is quite satisfying."
— Rich Horton, Strange at Ecbatan
"Sharon Shinn’s Alibi begins by discarding certain conventions found in typical murder mysteries. For example, we learn in the prologue that Duncan Phillips, a corporate billionaire, was shot to death inside the study in his well-guarded Chicago mansion around one a.m. in the morning. Taylor Kendall, the viewpoint character, is a prime suspect. It doesn’t matter that many people were with her at a party in Atlanta that evening. Chicago is a quick hop from Atlanta via teleportation. Chapter One immediately jumps back a few months. . . . the tension springs from the reader’s search for motives, means, and clues while the plot proceeds toward the murder of the despica-ble billionaire who refuses experimental treatments for his son. Through it all, Taylor’s love of poetry and her concern for several students attending her in-person college class rang true. . . . Although I am late in joining
the legions of Sharon Shinn readers, I’m inclined to turn to her work when it comes time for a comfort read."
— Rosemary Smith, Analog
“When it comes to vividly layered characters and detailed world building, Shinn is a master at her craft.”
— RT Book Reviews
— Rachel Neumeier, author of the Tuyo series
"The book is set some decades in the future. The main novum is teleportation — the whole world seems connected by an enormous network of teleportation booths. Air travel is as far as I can tell nonexistent (perhaps there are cargo flight?) and the airports have become hubs for longer distance teleportation, but the cities are webbed with booths as well, and sufficiently wealthy people might even have booths in their homes. And, very skillfully presented in the background, there is a good deal of subtle speculation about just how this technology changes people's lives. . . . Surprisingly late in the novel for a murder mystery, the murder happens. And from there things rush towards a conclusion. There is some nice misdirection about the killer, with of course teleportation involved in providing — or removing — alibis for the characters; and an exciting (if just slightly convenient) resolution, with a surprising (but not unfair) solution to the mystery. I really enjoyed Alibi. It's fair to say that the opening is a bit of a slow burn — but appropriately so — and before long, even while in a curious way little happens but ordinary (future) life, the novel becomes quite absorbing. We root for the characters, we care about them, and we believe their interactions. And the conclusion is quite satisfying."
— Rich Horton, Strange at Ecbatan
"Sharon Shinn’s Alibi begins by discarding certain conventions found in typical murder mysteries. For example, we learn in the prologue that Duncan Phillips, a corporate billionaire, was shot to death inside the study in his well-guarded Chicago mansion around one a.m. in the morning. Taylor Kendall, the viewpoint character, is a prime suspect. It doesn’t matter that many people were with her at a party in Atlanta that evening. Chicago is a quick hop from Atlanta via teleportation. Chapter One immediately jumps back a few months. . . . the tension springs from the reader’s search for motives, means, and clues while the plot proceeds toward the murder of the despica-ble billionaire who refuses experimental treatments for his son. Through it all, Taylor’s love of poetry and her concern for several students attending her in-person college class rang true. . . . Although I am late in joining
the legions of Sharon Shinn readers, I’m inclined to turn to her work when it comes time for a comfort read."
— Rosemary Smith, Analog
“When it comes to vividly layered characters and detailed world building, Shinn is a master at her craft.”
— RT Book Reviews
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