
Out of the Loop
A Mystery
CROOKED LANE BOOKS · Print & ebook · February 10, 2026
She spent two years in a time loop.
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- Who it’s for
- A layered mystery that keeps its polish without losing the pleasure of the game.
- Genres
- Time Travel Fiction, Amateur Sleuths, Sci-Fi Crime
- Published
- CROOKED LANE BOOKS, February 10, 2026
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She spent two years in a time loop. Now she’s ready to solve a murder. And maybe grab a bagel. The Seven Year Slip meets Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers in this wholly original time loop mystery. For the past two years, Amie Teller has been stuck in a time loop. Each day, she wakes up, and it’s September 17. Same day, same weather, same people, same conversations. Until one day, it’s September 18, and Amie is free.
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Before she can celebrate, Amie learns her neighbor was murdered the day before—the day Amie has lived hundreds of times. Amie knows she has to help; nobody knows yesterday like she does. But acclimating to her new nonrepeating life proves to be more difficult than expected. How does one resume their life after a time loop, anyway? Assisted by an ex-girlfriend who wants to make their friendship work and a grumpy neighbor who spends his days building Rube Goldberg machines, Amie sets out to track down who killed (and killed and killed and killed) Savannah Harlow. Readers who love time loop novels, amateur sleuth mysteries, and original takes on classic tropes will love Out of the Loop.
Sharp, Social Mystery
A layered mystery that keeps its polish without losing the pleasure of the game.
Come here for
- cozy-mystery energy with a bit more bite
- conversation-ready layers
Expect
- amateur-sleuth pacing
- romance and suspense in the mix
Where it sits
| Time Travel Fiction | 43% |
|---|---|
| Amateur Sleuths | 42% |
| Sci-Fi Crime | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Amateur Sleuths
- Lesbian Romance
- Time Travel Fiction
- Authors
- Katie Siegel
- Publisher
- CROOKED LANE BOOKS
- Published
- February 10, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Amateur Sleuths