8.46 (short story)

 was a The Lucy Wilson Mysteries short story released by Candy Jar Books freely on their website in response to the death of George Floyd and protests that followed in 2020.

Both the story's title and the timeframe of eight minutes and forty-six seconds that Lucy and Hobo spend travelling through the past, are a poignant reference to the amount of time that it reportedly took Floyd to die after being restrained, with the number also becoming a slogan for the ensuing protests in the real world.

Publisher's summary
It's 2020 and Lucy Wilson has just witnessed the death of George Floyd, followed by the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol.

Over eight minutes and forty-six seconds, Lucy and Hobo travel through time to discover why the past still has lessons to teach us all.

Plot
to be added

Characters

 * Lucy Wilson
 * Hobo Kostinen
 * Albert Wilson
 * Albert Wilson's client

Continuity

 * In 2020, people were under lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. (PROSE: Sweet Revenge)
 * Hobo's mother, Megan Kostinen, works for the police. (PROSE: The Midnight People, The Brigadier & the Bledoe Cadets)
 * Lucy has faced monsters, aliens, doppelgängers and psychotic clowns. (PROSE: Curse of the Mirror Clowns)
 * Lucy and Hobo travel through time with a time ring containing a Kontron crystal. (PROSE: Avatars of the Intelligence, et al.)