Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong is the third amazing book in Kelley's Rip Through Time series. This audiobook was well narrated by Kate Handford and was able to keep up a steady and interesting pace and tone which kept my interest throughout the book. She also does an terrific job making the characters feel like they are real and each their own, which can sometimes be difficult in an audiobook.

This series takes the reader into Victorian Scotland where Detective Mallory Atkinson was accidently left in Catriona's body in book one. She is now starting to become comfortable in her life with Dr. Duncan Gray and his family of misfits. However, when a body is found during the unwrapping ceremony of a mummy it is up to her and Dr. Gray to uncover the murderer and not become one of the dead themselves.

I love how the characters in Kelley's books feel so real, bringing the reader into their world and making you feel everything they are encountering. I love that there is mystery, suspense, and a little bit of love all mixed up in this fantastic series. I can't wait for the next instalment.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio, Minotaur Books and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

This spirited time travel mystery is best enjoyed as part of its series, but can be understood as a stand-alone, too. I liked the setting and characters, as well as the humor throughout. The audiobook was an enjoyable listen.

Part murder mystery, part time travel fantasy, set in Victorian era Edinburgh, Scotland. While not as good as the first installment in this series, I still enjoyed this novel. The characters were relatable, but the pace was a bit slow this time, and some of the twists felt entirely too convenient. The narrator of the audio version did an excellent job.

Disturbing the Dead is the third book in a series written about a modern day detective sent back in time to Victorian Scotland. I have really enjoyed this series and I received an advanced copy of the audio book from NetGalley.

This was a very engaging listen and I would recommend for anyone who is a fan of period mystery. It is a period mystery with some very engaging non-typical characters that add so much to the story. The mystery was well written and the ending was a bit of a surprise - which is the point of a mystery after all - but looking back the clues were there! I also am interested in the ongoing story between the main characters and we get a satisfying progression in their back stories and relationships with each other.

I hope there will be more installments in this series and I will definitely be reading more of the Kelley Armstrong back-catalogue in the meantime!

I received an advanced audio copy of this book. I am a fan of this series. I have listened to all three of the main books. The characters are interesting and the mysteries are compelling. The performances by the actor in all three books are excellent. The actor is very talented. The author does bring up social justice issues which I could see bothering some people, however I felt she did an excellent job balancing it with storytelling and preaching and I never felt beaten over the head with it and it fits with the main character’s personality so it fits. Looking forward to the next one.

Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced audio copy of “Disturbing the Dead” by Kelley Armstrong in exchange for a review.

I’ve been an early lover of the Rip Through Time series and was beyond excited when I got approved to listen early! While I thought the mystery was stronger in books 1 and 2, this one delves more into the personal relationships between the characters. The mystery and detective work with Mallory and Dr. Grey is still top notch.

I also enjoyed Mallory’s continued journey, and there were some surprises in Book 3. Don’t worry…no spoilers! I hope we get more stories in the future.

This book is very carefully aware of itself. It is a good story. The plot is interesting and kept me reading. The characters are so flat, though. This is the third book and I still have no real idea of who these people really are. No one truly struggles or grows.

Disturbing the Dead was fantastic! I love all of Kelley Armstrong's books that I've read but I think this series may be my favorite. She's combined Scotland with time travel and those are two of my favorite things to read about. I absolutely love the world she's created with Mallory and Dr. Gray and all their friends. Once I started this audio book, I had a hard time stopping but I had to go to work so it took me 2 days to finish it. I really enjoyed the whole mystery behind the mummy and all their adventures! Can't wait till the next book in the series!!!

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this audio book. All opinions are my own.

Publication date: 7 May 2024

“Disturbing the dead” is I believe the third instalment in the homicide detective Mallory Atkinson series, however I read this as a stand-alone having not read the previous books and I was still able to fully understand everything and enjoy the plot without feeling I was missing anything.

The plot combines historical crime fiction with present day, our FMC has found herself investigating murders in the 1860s when she is really from our modern society. Mallorys employer Dr Duncan Gray is aware of her timeline hopping situation, and together they investigate the mystery surrounding a suspicious death.

They are invited to attend a mummy unwrapping, but they find themselves unravelling a mystery instead of mummified remains. I loved the aspect of a murder occurring during such an event, as well as the historical aspects, having to use wits and intelligence to investigate without having access to modern day crime solving technology.

I enjoy both characters and their working relationship, the ease at which they work together.

I thought the narrator, Kate Hanford did an absolutely fantastic job of portraying all the different characters as well as multiple accents, and enjoyed listening along to the plot.

Thank you to Kelley Armstrong, Macmillan Audio and Minotaur Books for the EARC and ALC.

Publish date: May 7th 2024

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4.5 hearts

I have not always been a fan of time travel but this author has two series where it is an element and I love them. A Rip Through Time series is where a modern day police detective ends up 150 years earlier. So the story is primarily set historically.

I would read this story in order for the development in the characters and the situations. Mallory has grown comfortable with her household and life in the past. She does worry about her grandmother and parents. She wonders if Catriona is in her time, torturing them. Finally, we get some information about time travel and what is going on in Mallory's actual life.

There is a new murder case of a doctor and Egyptologist. There was a mummy unwrapping at his home where the body turned out to be modern. Disturbing the Dead has a background theme of Egyptology and artifacts. The whole episode highlights the plight of woman and the class system having unfair advantages.

Mallory continues to be a great help to Gray and McCreadie with the investigating of cases. I enjoy the fact the household has such diversity and scientific interests. Mallory does have her detractors and she is slowly working through or around them. Someone is writing racy chronicles of her adventures with Dr. Gray, which are inaccurate and embarrassing.

I look forward to seeing how things go from here. Historical mysteries have become a favorite of mine, and this series is one of the best.

Narration:
I have become very comfortable with the narrator. I really appreciate her performance. The male and female voices feel appropriate and some characters are recognizable to me now. I've no idea if the accents are accurate but they sounded fine to me. I was able to enjoy the performance easily at 1.5x speed.

4 1/2 Stars

This was the most recent entry in A Rip Through Time Series. Each book focuses on one major mystery that needs to be solved. Our main character, Mallory who is stuck in the past usually is the assistant to Dr. Gray in researching the dead and the mystery surrounding them. In this book, they find out there is a book being written about them that doesn't necessarily portray them all in the best of lights. In addition, Mallory is stuck wondering exactly how she fits in since Gray and his sister hired a maid to assume Mallory's household tasks in order to free her up for more important research.

This book was well written. I enjoy the setting and the descriptions of life during that time. In addition, the mystery and all the research they do to try to solve it are usually quite entertaining and lead to added curiosities some times. It's a clever story line and kept me intrigued throughout.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The narration was really spot on for this book and lends itself to the overall enjoyment. With it being a period piece, I feel that it's even more important to have good accents and so forth. It's well done. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for early copies of both the ebook and audiobook.

Oh my! How to write a review for this book without spoilers…I was starting to think that the story was taking a long time to set up when everything went off the rails in the best way. Kelley Armstrong is becoming an auto read author for me. The way she weaves these time travel stories is so fun. There’s a bit of everything I like: Canadiana references, law enforcement mystery & time travel. This third entry in this series was a fabulous edition and adds so much to the continuing story. There’s so much more I could say but you don’t want this story spoiled for you. It’s worth the read.

I really appreciate that the series uses the same narrator. Kate Hanford’s reading makes this story fun and I would listen to more books with her.

Thanks to NetGalley & MacMillan Audio for a copy of this audiobook. It was so great.

It seems like no matter what Kelley Armstrong writes, I end up liking it. This is no different. This is the first book in the series that I have read (or listened to) and it was fantastic. I didn't feel as though I missed out on any previous books so they can be read as stand alones.

The writing is beautifully done. The way the two time settings are described felt so real. By the time the book was over, I was fully rooting for Duncan and Mallory to be together. I am already wanting the next book in the series.

The narration was brilliantly done. Each character coming alive and easily differentiated between.

I highly recommend this book.

Thank you to Kelley Armstrong, MacMillan Audio, and NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to experience an early copy of this audiobook. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I usually don't read many time travel books but these have been so good. This author has go beyond the realm of what my imagination looks forward to and I've enjoyed this series very much. I listened to the audio and loved it. The narrator did a great job.

Mallory has been stuck in 1869 Scotland for what seems a lifetime. It's been six months though. She was a housemaid but has become an assistant to her employer now. They solve crimes. They work well together and seem to like each other. I think it's love but who knows. Maybe in the next book...

While I throughly love this series I was a tiny bit disappointed in this book. In this story. To me it was so obvious what was going to happen with the unwrapping of the mummy. That didn't make me want to stop reading though. I also figured out fairly early on who the actual murderer was. But again it didn't make me want to stop. I could have been wrong. (I wasn't.)

There was another part that I was truly disappointed in but I don't know how to explain that without giving away what is possibly a bit part of this book. I'll just keep that to myself and think on it. No need of ruining it for anyone else. It has to do with Mallory though. After she is attacked in the tunnel. I also knew in my heart who was telling secrets to a writer, about Mallory and Doctor Gray.

I have enjoyed this series and do look forward to the next book. I think there has to be a next. I like the characters and the storyline. The women who were determined to go to school and become doctors even though it was just not done in this time. That was a good thing for sure.

This is a very good book. Just because so many things were obvious to me does not mean I didn't enjoy it. It really made it a bit better proving that I was correct. There were clues that gave it away for me. I look forward to reading more about Dr Gray and Mallory. They are truly a force to be reckoned with. I'm anxious to see what they uncover next...

This would have been a five star if not for Mallory's parents. That's all I have to say about that...

Thank you #NetGalley, #KelleyArmstrong, #KateHandford, #StMartinsPress, for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.

Four stars and I do recommend this series.

Another fun and cozy murder mystery adventure in the series! Yes; there is a “Sherlock & Watson” feel to the series, but the characters have a completely different dynamic with a more modern take, especially since one of our leads are from modern times. There’s not just glimpses, but actual conversations about the prejudices of skin color and women being treated as equals in society. With how this ended, I’m assuming that there’s going to be more. I’m torn about how I feel about the series continuing… because this is book #3 which makes it long. BUT I’m really invested in all of the characters at this point. They’re pretty lovable and Armstrong’s got me hooked. Anyway, I was thoroughly entertained, and my favorite part of this adventure is when they went to the “market”. There’s reminiscing of past events so I think readers will be okay if they jumped right into this one, but it would be more enjoyable in order. You’ll get a better understanding of all the different characters and how they tie in. I was hoping for more romance (or a confession) with at least one of the main couples, but that’s gonna continue to slowly burn. As a side note, I read the digital version for the first half and listened to the audiobook for the second half. The narrator made the story extra fun!

This installment of Kelley Armstrong's time travel mystery has Mallory and Duncan solving the murder of an archaeologist and the selling of mummy remains. As Mallory settles into the life of a Victorian woman she has now been released from her duties as a maid and has been hired as Duncan's full-time assistant. As she, Duncan and Detective MacReidy uncover clues and suspects, the underground world of buyers and sellers in illegal merchandise looms large in their search for the murderer. Adding new characters to the story-line and the possibility of romance between Mallory and Duncan the next installment should prove just the treat.

This series just keeps getting better and better!

This is book 3 in the Rip Through Time series. You are missing out if you haven't jumped into this series yet.

In book 1, Mallory was violently brought to the past, 150 years earlier, waking up in the body of a housemaid. Since then, she has etched a place for herself in her new life. She has become the assistant to the local medical examiner and between the two of them, they are unstoppable at solving crimes.

I absolutely loved the mystery tied to this one! A body wrapped up and left as a mummy!? Who is responsible and where did the real mummy go? These characters are just so charming and fun. I love that we get to know them more and more with each book. This book had my jaw on the floor at parts and was dying to see where this series would go.

The narrator is fantastic and really brings Mallory and the other characters to life.

As much as I loved A Rip Through Time and The Poisoner's Ring, I have to say that HANDS DOWN this third installment in the series is the best yet. When is book three ever better than book one? Right here, and you should read them all so you can get to the happy place I'm in now.

In Disturbing the Dead, the characters have grown into enchanting people we know and care about, the time period (1860s Victorian Edinburgh) is getting much more intriguing, and we even get a little romance. And we see our dear Mallory make some hard decisions, some I never saw coming.

I laughed out loud, I cried, I sat on the edge of my seat trying hard not to jump ahead but dying to know what thrilling thing was going to happen next. I literally read the whole thing in one weekend. If someone doesn't make this into an HBO or Netflix series, we're all going to miss out.

I loved everything about this book and series. The adventure, time travel, and mystery. This book is set in my favorite time period and place. Having been to Edinburgh Scotland the author did a wonderful job of describing the feel and look of Edinburgh. I would highly recommend this to any one who enjoys mysteries with a hint of fantasy and history. Wonderfully written and entertaining book.

It was nice being back in Victorian Scotland in the gripping and shocking third installment in the "A Rip Through Time" series by Kelley Armstrong. As with the previous books in the series A Rip Through Time and The Poisoner's Ring) I was fully invested in this well written and well thought out mystery. I continue to be captivated by the relationships between the characters, the setting, and their detective work solving yet another mysterious case.

In Disturbing the Dead, Mallory, a detective from the 21st century who found herself transported into the body of a house maid in Victorian Scotland, is attending a mummy unveiling with Dr. Duncan Gray. Everyone attending the event is excited to see a real mummy but end up shocked when the body that is uncovered is not that of a mummy but someone, they all know.

This is such a great series. It combines many of the things that I enjoy in books: atmosphere, tension, a mystery to be solved, great characters, and suspense. Kelley Armstrong also carried off the time travel aspect of this book very well. Mallory was strangled in the exact same alley as was Catriona Mitchell, a housemaid in Victorian Scotland, 150 years ago. Can you imagine waking up in a different time where everyone is wearing different clothing, there are no modern conveniences, you are being called by a different name, and expected to perform the duties of a housemaid. Not to mention, having to cope with a different pecking order and the expectations placed on women at that time. While Mallory initially struggled being in a different time, she was able to make friends, be accepted, and find a purpose.

I enjoyed the mystery and how everything played out in this book. I also adore the characters, their banter, the situations they find themselves in, and their teamwork. Kelley Armstrong has another hit on her hands!

I had the audiobook and the kindle version of the book. The narrator of these books is amazing and continues to do a great job of bringing the characters and book to life.