Author: Kelley Armstrong
Published: May 7, 2024 by Minotaur Books
Format: Kindle, Hardcover 352 Pages
Genre: Time Travel / Historical Mystery
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: A Rip Through Time (#3)
First Sentence: “What are your feelings on mummies?”
Blurb: Victorian Scotland is becoming less strange to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson. Though inhabiting someone else’s body will always be unsettling, even if her employers know that she’s not actually housemaid Catriona Mitchell, ever since the night both of them were attacked in the same dark alley 150 years apart. Mallory likes her job as assistant to undertaker/medical examiner Dr. Duncan Gray, and is developing true friends―and feelings―in this century.
So, understanding the Victorian fascination with death, Mallory isn't that surprised when she and her friends are invited to a mummy unwrapping at the home of Sir Alastair Christie. When their host is missing when it comes time to unwrap the mummy, Gray and Mallory are asked to step in. And upon closer inspection, it’s not a mummy they’ve unwrapped, but a much more modern body. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: This novel is both eerie and educational while infusing time-traveling and intrigue. The historical detail is engrossing. However, I confess—I occasionally veered off to Google for context since I had never heard of Mummia.
The third book in this series, Victorian Scotland has become less confusing to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson—a woman who, despite inhabiting someone else’s body, has found her place in this century. Her job as an assistant to undertaker and medical examiner Dr. Duncan Gray offers insight into investigations even if she vexes those around her with her knowledge and strange word choices.
It appears that an invitation to a mummy unwrapping is all the rage so the well-to-do descend on the home of Sir Alastair Christie. My brain kept wanting to relate him to Agatha. But when their host goes missing, Mallory and Gray (with the help of two adorable children) step in, only to discover that the unwrapped “mummy” is a much more modern corpse.
Armstrong’s cheeky narrative had me laughing at parts that others might not find as funny. And then, a twist—one that made me gasp. Fear bubbled up as I wondered if this would be the series finale. But it’s not. There is so much more for Gray and Mallory as we continue the journey alongside these wonderful characters who blend history, humor, and heart.
Blurb: Victorian Scotland is becoming less strange to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson. Though inhabiting someone else’s body will always be unsettling, even if her employers know that she’s not actually housemaid Catriona Mitchell, ever since the night both of them were attacked in the same dark alley 150 years apart. Mallory likes her job as assistant to undertaker/medical examiner Dr. Duncan Gray, and is developing true friends―and feelings―in this century.
So, understanding the Victorian fascination with death, Mallory isn't that surprised when she and her friends are invited to a mummy unwrapping at the home of Sir Alastair Christie. When their host is missing when it comes time to unwrap the mummy, Gray and Mallory are asked to step in. And upon closer inspection, it’s not a mummy they’ve unwrapped, but a much more modern body. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: This novel is both eerie and educational while infusing time-traveling and intrigue. The historical detail is engrossing. However, I confess—I occasionally veered off to Google for context since I had never heard of Mummia.
The third book in this series, Victorian Scotland has become less confusing to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson—a woman who, despite inhabiting someone else’s body, has found her place in this century. Her job as an assistant to undertaker and medical examiner Dr. Duncan Gray offers insight into investigations even if she vexes those around her with her knowledge and strange word choices.
It appears that an invitation to a mummy unwrapping is all the rage so the well-to-do descend on the home of Sir Alastair Christie. My brain kept wanting to relate him to Agatha. But when their host goes missing, Mallory and Gray (with the help of two adorable children) step in, only to discover that the unwrapped “mummy” is a much more modern corpse.
Armstrong’s cheeky narrative had me laughing at parts that others might not find as funny. And then, a twist—one that made me gasp. Fear bubbled up as I wondered if this would be the series finale. But it’s not. There is so much more for Gray and Mallory as we continue the journey alongside these wonderful characters who blend history, humor, and heart.
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