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Read Time Crime by H. Beam Piper Free Online | BookMarket

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Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller

Time Crime

by H. Beam Piper

Public domain · Free4.7 (3)

Verkan Vall of the Paratime Police investigates a criminal ring that is smuggling slaves between parallel timelines. Piper's Paratime stories, first published in Astounding, are a sharp mix of police procedural and alternate-history science fiction. IMPLEMENTATION NOTE RIGHTS→ US public domain (copyright not renewed); Piper (d. 1964) is protected in the UK and EU until the end of 2034

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Added to BookMarket: October 6, 2026
First published: 1955
Genres: Crime Fiction Fantasy Thriller

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4.7 out of 54.7

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Hiro T.5.0

A classic that still deserves the hype. Comfortable to read on a phone during a commute.

Oct 2026

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Elena P.5.0

A classic that still deserves the hype. Comfortable to read on a phone during a commute.

Oct 2026

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Daniel O.4.0

The prose is dense in places but rewarding. Glad it was available as a proper ebook.

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