This is a terrific start to a new series. Police detective Mallory Atkinson is thrust 150 years in the past into the body of a maid servant that was strangled at the same place that she was. This is a combination of a suspenseful and interesting mystery and time travel. Not only is the story terrific, but I love getting to know the main characters. I look forward to the next book in this series. I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher. This is my honest and voluntarily given review.

Fascinating book ! I’m a first time reader of the author. I love time travel books and this one really was amazing!
Reading how Mallory, the detective , became Catolina, the house keeper, was addictive. The characters really came alive. Being a fan of historical romance and history in general this book was a treat.
The only negative for me was that the murders were too gruesome. I skipped through the descriptions when it got too gory.
Thanks for the chance to read this ARC ! I highly recommend this book. I did not realize it was a series. Looking forward to more.
Thank you NetGalley, the author and the publisher

I love historical mysteries and this one being Canadian caught my eye. I thought it was a bit like Julie McElwain's books which are one of my favorites. I found this one good but too long!

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Initial thoughts: Listen, if there’s anyone that will get me to read historical fiction, it has to be Kelley Armstrong. ⁣
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Review: KELLLLLLLEYYYYYYYYY!!!! I really thought this would be good, but hot dog, not THIS good. I finished this in about 24 hours and wanted to the next book in the series. (This is book 1, and it’s not even out yet) There were so many different directions this could have gone, and I’m so glad it went exactly the way it did.⁣
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I really found it interesting how Mallory kept referencing how she had to change her vocabulary to reflect the era. Also, she kept expanding how she kept reaching for her phone, to find it not there. It really made me realize how much I actually use my phone. Flashlight? Phone. Measuring tape? Phone. Notes to write my thoughts down (like this review).. phone. The vocabulary mentions kind of seemed redundant, but at the same time, I had no ideas some phrases were as new age as they are now, so clearly I’d be labeled as a witch if I traveled back in time. I did like that there were discussions of things she wished she could say would change in the future, and still haven’t. It made me reflect as to why things STILL haven’t changed. ⁣
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The audio was phenomenal. Kate Handford knocked it out of the park with the accents and the snark. I thought the sarcasm hit perfectly and really amplified Mallory’s personality. ⁣
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The mystery itself was wild as all get out. I did not guess the killer, but I also didn’t really.. try? I just enjoyed the audio and loved every interaction and story.⁣
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Thank you so much @minotaur_books and @macmillan.audio for the gifted copy. Another 5 🏃‍♀️ from Kelley Armstrong. A Rip Through Time is out 5/31!

🔎Had its moments🤔

3.5🌟 stars
At the climax and conclusion, I got into this story and liked it. But getting there was not such a smooth ride. I can suspend disbelief for time travel quite easily and usually enjoy time travel novels. I just could not readily accept the way female lead, time travelling Vancouver police detective Mallory, spoke and acted so often like her modern 2019 persona and the characters from the mid 1800's let it go over their heads!

Time and again Mallory, in young housemaid Catriona's body, acts with the air of a modern woman and uses jargon that would not work in the Victorian era, especially the investigative stuff she comments on to her employer Dr. Gray and the police investigator. It just did not work for me. The book seemed unnecessarily long and I was tempted to put it down unfinished several times, especially in the first half.

On the other hand, the idea of both victim and killer travelling to another time simultaneously and inhabiting someone else's bodies was intriguing. I also liked the Edinburgh New Town and Old Town settings.

Will I look for new books in this series as it progresses? I'm not certain. Maybe I can learn to lighten up about the Mallory character's anachronisms but I'll need a good storyline to go with them😉.

Thanks to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.

I received a A Rip Through Time as an ARC from Netgalley. A modern day attempted murder happening in the same alley on the same day 150 years ago and a body switch? Sign me up! Mallory is a Canadian police officer in Scotland visiting her ailing Nan in 2019. On a nightly jog, she is attacked in an alley and her consciousness ends up switching bodies with a housemaid in the 1860's.

The first 30-40% of this book I was sucked in and couldn't wait to find out how Mallory in a Catriona body navigates the new life she finds herself in. Then the story started to get repetitive to me. How many times was Mallory going to be shocked by Catriona's behavior? How many more times was Dr. Gray going to be shunned and his sister Isla treated like a delicate flower? I kept reading because it was an ARC. This is the first book in a series, and unfortunately I do not think I will read the second one when it comes out.

I really enjoyed Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton series, so I was excited to pick this one up. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a good match for me. It was slow and I was having problems getting invested in and caring about the story.

Rather than force myself to keep reading, I DNF’d it at 30%.

I'm giving this three stars, because I think it has potential for other readers, just not me.

This book was so much fun! It has a wonderfully silly premise - Canadian Detective Mallory Atkinson follows the sounds of a woman screaming into an Edinburgh alley, only to be attacked by someone herself and fall through a rip in time to the late 1860s, where she finds herself in the body of the woman she saw being attacked. Now she is a housemaid in the eccentric home of Dr. Gray, undertaker, and his widowed older sister, Ilsa. Using the excuse of a blow to the head to help explain away some of the differences in her behavior from the young woman everyone around her knows as Catriona, Mallory tries to find out who attacked the housemaid as a way to hopefully return to her own time.

I love time travel and detective fiction, so A Rip Through Time is a solid win for me. Sure, the way Catriona-Mallory is accepted by those around her feels a little too easy, but who cares? It's a fun story and the characters are likeable (well, except the real Catriona - she is awful) and the wrap up is satisfying while also leaving room for a sequel - or series! I really enjoyed this book and kept telling people around me how much fun it was while I was reading it. I very much hope Armstrong will write more about Mallory and Gray because I really want to read about their next case! 4.5 stars, may very well round up to 5.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read A Rip Through Time in exchange for an honest review.

Read this if you like: Time travel, murder mystery, historic fantasy

This is a series debut. A homicide detective in 2019 somehow ends up in Victorian Scotland as a housemaid.

Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog she hears a woman in distress. She’s drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness. She wakes up to discover she is now a housemaid Catriona Mitchell in 1869. She 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. It was exactly 150 years before Mallory was strangled in the same spot.

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 have read a few time traveling books. This one is super unique in the sense that when she goes back she is somebody else completely. I enjoyed watching her figure out the different things, like having to start a fire and not having any technology. It was funny. I love that there was a murder case involved. I seriously could not put this book down. It was so good. I am excited to read the next book. It does continue to the next.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kelley Armstrong, and St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books for the gifted copy!

I picked this up because I'm a huge fan of this author. I admit for the first couple of chapters I wasn't sure about it. Then I found myself completely immersed in the story. I read it straight through. I was hooked by the characters and the plot. It's a fantastic read! There are twists, suspense, action, humor, and much more. I can't wait for the next one!

3.75 stars

The minute I saw the cover for A Rip Through Time, I was intrigued. While I don’t read a lot of mysteries or thrillers, I’ve been a fan of Kelley Armstrong’s books for years, so I was curious to give this one a try. I mean, time travel, Scotland, serial killers, and a modern-day Canadian homicide detective being stuck in the body of a 19th century almost-murdered housemaid? Count me in!

For the most part, I enjoyed this book. I liked the cast of characters a lot, and I appreciated how things unraveled and we slowly learned new bits of information about the major players. I also really appreciated that while life in Victorian Scotland was completely different from modern life in most ways, Armstrong found parallels that are still relevant - racism, radicalism, and nationalism, to name a few. I also liked how there were mysteries within mysteries - Mallory made assumptions about Catriona (her host body) and some of the people around her, but learned that things often weren’t what they appeared.

I think what kept me from truly loving this book was the pacing. There were quite a few parts that dragged. The action was exciting and had me flipping pages quickly to find out what would happen, but those parts were few and far between, and I found myself wishing for more excitement and a better balance.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to readers who enjoy historical fiction set in the Victorian era, time travel, and mysteries.

This book was great. I wondered in the beginning how they would get a series from this but it works. Putting a modern era detective in the Victorian era certainly had challenges. Mallory was lucky she landed in the home of Dr. Gray. He and his sister were more open minded to her story and plight. That was a bit of a stretch but the story was very good. I can't wait to see what the next installment of this series will bring. Looking forward to it.

I am a sucker for time traveling stories and this was one I absolutely loved! Most of the time traveling books I come across are of the bodice ripper variety and while some are enjoyable I like a little more depth and plot in my books. This story had me hooked from the description. Two women attacked at the same place, on the same day 150 years apart. Enter a time traveling body swap. We follow Detective Mallory while she has to adjust to life in the Victorian era and tries to figure out how to get back to her time. This story was very entertaining, I could not put it down. The downside, it is a series that continues in other books that have not been written yet. But I will eagerly wait for the next books!
Thank you to NetGalley for providing this e-ARC in exchange for and honest review.

Mallory is visiting Scotland on a family matter yet her instincts as a cop never sleep. So when she hears upsetting noises coming from an alley way she feels compelled to see if she can assist in any way. Little did she expect that a simple act would send her back in time to the Victorian era. Not only is she swept back in time but she is placed into the body of the woman she just saw being murdered. As Mallory tries to come to terms with her new life, she finds that the old Catriona may not have been the best maid ever. Can Mallory figure out what really happened to Catriona? Will she be able to get her employer to trust her enough to allow her help solve murders going on around town? More importantly is there any way for Mallory to make it back to her own time?

I really enjoy Kelly Armstrong. I think she is a very strong author who does a fabulous job of developing characters and making you feel like you are a part of their world. A Rip Through time is no different. Mallory is a character who truly jumps off the page. The fact that she can keep some of her futuristic personality and make it shine through in Victorian times just helps make her even more real. I do really feel bad for Isla. I understand her longing to be able to do more but being held back by expectations. I appreciate that she can embrace Mallory. I also love how snarky she gets with Mallory once she finds out Mallory’s secret. I am excited to see what happens next.

Thank you so much to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy.

Time-travel murder-mystery with all the Victorian trappings. This one was right up my alley.

Mallory Atkinson is a detective by trade and inclination. While visiting her ailing grandmother in Scotland, she falls victim to a serial killer’s attack and is inadvertently pulled through time and into the body of a young woman befallen to a similar attack 150 years in the past. Now she’s on the trail of a killer in the distant past. Can she use her knowledge and abilities to help the local undertaker and fledgling forensic scientist solve the case, and find her way home?

Great for fans of Paula Brackston’s Found Things series and those curious about Victorian Edinburgh, forensic science and womens history. Engaging and entertaining, with witty humor and plenty of intrigue.

Thank you to MacMillan publishing Netgalley for my free copy. These opinions are my own.

Imagine being strangled in an alleyway thinking you're going to die and then you wake up and you're a housemaid in Victorian Scotland. Well, that's what happens to Detective Mallory Atkinson and it's shocking to say the least. She seems to pull herself together nicely and blames her memory lapses on the bump on her noggin. She happens to work for an undertaker who spends his time trying to advance the world of criminal science and Mallory, in the body of housemaid Catriona, becomes his eager assistant. I mean, what else is she to do until she can get back to the 21st century?

This book was a fun, new concept for a mystery and I really enjoyed it. I will be eagerly awaiting the second book to see what happens next. Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Reading this i discovered time travel books don't necessarily work for me. I did however love the setting and the historical fiction and the mystery aspect of the book. The characters and atmosphere were well done, but not my favorite book by the author

Kelly Armstrong has found the perfect title for this story about something akin to Jack The Ripper, a crime that crosses a century and a half, a hot female detective and a Scottish mystery. If you enjoy the notion of time travel this book should be a winner- if you are a skeptic it is still an interesting mystery with the added benefit of Edinburgh as the setting. I mostly enjoyed the story when I wasn’t dizzy from trying to follow all the non existent things in 19th century Scotland that are transported from the 21st century. While the logic is sound having to explain the details disrupted the story and the flow. Every traveler to any previous time seemingly has to explain that they have to be so very careful that their actions do not disrupt the future. But that is a minor complaint.

Interesting to be introduced to racism, misogyny, 19th century forensics, crime and those who fight it, set in an upstairs-downstairs scenario and a heroine who is totally lost without her cell phone and all it offers. Strip it all away and you have a procedural of how a 21st century cop has to deal with trying to figure out daily life in 19th century Edinburgh, Scotland, while trying to solve a murder and figure out how to return to her life with no technological advantages. She is clever despite bring severely challenged and frustrated realizing she does not have control of her destiny. It is all very well done with just the right amount of everything.

Anticipating a sequel where the story continues I want to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s/Minotaur for a copy.

I enjoyed this story. There is mystery, murder, and time travel. What more could a girl ask for? The story did start a bit slow and it took me a bit to really get into it, but I could blame that more on my busy schedule than the book if I were so inclined, which I just might be. One I got into the story, I fell in love with Mallory. She was thrown into an unbelievable situation and made the most out of it. She is smart, funny, and a good detective.

I'm pretty sure if I were ever had a chance to travel back to Victorian times, while it would be exciting and interesting, I would not do well. I don't like the idea of no running water or bathrooms…or the clothes, honestly. So, I'll stick to reading about it. I'm very much looking forward to the next book.

I have huge weakness for time travel books. Most of them ,however tend to be romance. This one being a murder mystery was such a different premise I just couldn't resist it. It was great, so much better than I could have anticipated.
Mallory Atkinson a police detective from Vancouver is visiting her grandmother in Edinburgh when she witnesses a girl,wearing historical clothing, being attacked. When she tries to help she becomes a victim of a serial killer. She wakes up in 1869 in the body of the girl she tried to save. Now in the past she must help her employer solve a string of murders.
This book kept me very entertained and guessing all the way through. I can't wait to read more by this author and hopefully about the characters.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.