The Poisoner's Ring: A Rip Through Time Novel

When I first started this series I didn’t know what to expect but I should have know it would be fantastic just because Kelley Armstrong is a wonderful author. I’ve read almost all her series and never read anything I didn’t love. Mallory Atkinson was somehow transported back in time into the body of a young housemaid in Victorian Scotland. This modern day detective is now the undertaker’s assistant. Dr. Duncan Gray is aware of who she really is. He helps the police solve crimes with his scie

THE POISONER’S RING is the second 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. The premise is detailed,puzzling and thought-provoking; the characters are dynamic and determined. There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and questionable secondary and supporting characters, some of whom we have met in the introductory story line.

An excellent follow up to A Rip Through Time! We continue with Mallory's adventures in 1869 Scotland stuck inside the body of a young maid to an undertaker who also works as a consulting detective of sorts to the local police. The pace is quick and steady throughout with enough twists and turns that I changed my "whodunnit" guess a few times over. The twists unfolded naturally never feeling contrived, and I was completely drawn in loving every minute of it; I can't wait for the next installment!