Disturbing the Dead: A Rip Through Time Novel

Kelley Armstrong

May 2024 · Rip Through Time Novels Book 3 · Sold by Minotaur Books

About this ebook

Disturbing the Dead is the latest in a unique series with one foot in the 1860s and the other in the present day. The Rip Through Time crime novels are a genre-blending, atmospheric romp from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

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.

Ratings and reviews

DISTURBING THE DEAD is the third instalment in Kelley Armstrong’s adult A RIP THROUGH TIME time travel, mystery series focusing on thirty year old, Vancouver, Canada Police Detective Mallory Atkinson, and undertaker/investigator Dr. Duncan Gray.DISTURBING THE DEAD is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and greed, time travel and acceptance. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the numerous characters are entertaining and charismatic.

First off I have to say anything to do with Egypt and mummies and I’m hooked. Throw in a murder and stolen artifacts with a time traveling police detective stuck in the past and you have a recipe for an amazing adventure. “Even as an adult, I still have a macabre turn of mind, as you well know.” A faint smile. “A turn of mind that we share, and I agree. Mallory and Duncan are the Sherlock and Holmes of Victorian Scotland. There relationship has progressed in this third book and I’m loving the

Loved reading the mesmerizing and spellbinding paranormal story. Because the host is missing, Dr. Duncan Gray and Mallory take his place to unwrap the mummy and shocked to find the body of the host, Sir Alastair Christie. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, and a must read riveting `story engaging the reader from the first page of the story until the last page of the story. Can't wait to read the next story in the series by the phenomenal author, Kelley Armstrong.

About the author

KELLEY ARMSTRONG graduated with a degree in psychology and then studied computer programming. Now, she is a full-time writer and parent, and she lives with her husband and three children in rural Ontario, Canada.