Ｔｉｔｌｅ： A Rip Through Time
Ａｕｔｈｏｒ： Kelley Armstrong
Ｓｅｒｉｅｓ： Book 1
Ｒａｔｉｎｇ： ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
＊Ｎｏｔｅ：I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland—in an unfamiliar body—with a killer on the loose.
May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory 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 in a lane, where she'd been strangled and left for dead . . . exactly one-hundred-and-fifty years before Mallory was 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 the 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.
"I do not judge lives that have seen the kind of hardship I struggle to comprehend."
I've had the pleasure of reading Armstrong's Rockton series and absolutely loved her writing style. Naturally, when I saw she had a new mystery/thriller series coming out I knew I had to request it on Netgalley. Unlike her other series, this detective series includes a historical factor that I think added another interesting angle to the story.
Mallory is a modern-day homicide detective who is visiting her dying grandmother in Edinburgh when she's attacked in an alley. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the body of a housemaid in the year 1869. Now, she must not only navigate the challenges of living in a different time period, but she must also figure out who tried to kill her before it's too late if she wants to have any hope of returning to her time.
I really loved the concept of a modern-day detective being trapped in the Victorian era! Armstrong put a lot of research into the era too which she used to add interesting details and challenges to the story. It was fun tagging along while Mallory tried to find her way through an average day in the Victorian era. It was also fun seeing how Mallory had to rely on her instincts and old-school investigative tactics to find the murderer.
Mallory's relationship with Dr. Gray was also a huge plus. I loved how progressive and open-minded Dr. Gray was. He respected Mallory for her mind regardless of her status or sex. Of course, he had some faults but compared to most others he treated women more than fair. He was always willing to hear Mallory's theories and stood up for her when needed.
The whole plot was very well done, although I have to say the ending left me with so many questions. We didn't know what happened to Mallory's body in the modern day, or even Catriona. If Catriona was meant to die, would Mallory's actions affect the future? Obviously, it's a little hard with any story that adds an element of time travel, but I'm hoping we get more answers in the next book. Overall, this was a great start to the series and I'm looking forward to continuing it!
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