Rip Through Time (Rip Through Time Novels, 1)

In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland—in an unfamiliar body—with a killer on the loose.

"A great read." —Charlaine Harris

MAY 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She’s drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness.

MAY 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Mitchell had been enjoying a half day off, only to be discovered that night strangled and left for dead . . . exactly one hundred and fifty years before Mallory is strangled in the same spot.

When Mallory wakes up in Catriona’s body in 1869, she must put aside her shock and adjust quickly to her new reality: life as a housemaid to an undertaker in Victorian Scotland. She soon discovers that her boss, Dr. Gray, also moonlights as a medical examiner and has just taken on an intriguing case, the strangulation of a young man, similar to the attack on herself. Her only hope is that catching the murderer can lead her back to her modern life . . . before it’s too late.

In A Rip Through Time, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong introduces a brand-new series mixing mystery, romance, and fantasy with thrilling results.

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Published Jan 31, 2023

368 pages

Average rating: 7.35

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Kris O.
May 17, 2025
The book is engaging with interesting characters, a wildly implausible, yet compelling plot with just the right amount of twista and turns, and an interesting setting. The narrator does have a tendency to burble on a bit, but it's not so bad that it gets annoying. The present tense narrative is a bit jarring at first, however, the author does do a good job with it and doesn't fall into the trap of short choppy sentences that tell more than show.
Nova Shari
Oct 02, 2023
7/10 stars
This is the first in the series. I started with book 2 which I did prefer but this one is an enjoyable read.

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