Broken

You can't expect to mess around with time without consequences.

Tony Cole thought he was doing the right thing, thought he understood the rules, but he made one small mistake and now he's paying for it. Trapped in an unresponsive body, he can see, hear and feel but he can't communicate. His mind is active, his body isn't.

Meanwhile, there are other victims of Tony's time-travelling. These unfortunates were caught in the ripple-effect of Tony's actions. When he saved a life he condemned an innocent victim to a coma-like state similar to the one in which he exists.

But Tony can still help these unfortunates. While his body may be immobile, he can travel through a ethereal parallel world and then it's a simple matter of guiding them back to their life. Except it's never that simple. Some don't want to be helped and some are violent.

Will Tony be able to help them all, and will that be the key to getting back to his own life? And if he doesn't... what then?

* Lovers of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas series will enjoy this; lovers of Chris Brookmyre's style will feel at home too. *