The Poisoner's Ring
A Rip Through Time Novel
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4.6 • 16 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A modern-day homicide detective is working as an undertaker's assistant in Victorian Scotland when a serial poisoner attacks the men of Edinburgh and leaves their widows under suspicion.
Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland. Her employers know she’s not housemaid Catriona Mitchell—even though Mallory is in Catriona’s body—and Mallory is now officially an undertaker’s assistant. Dr. Duncan Gray moonlights as a medical examiner, and their latest case hits close to home. Men are dropping dead from a powerful poison, and all signs point to the grieving widows… the latest of which is Gray’s oldest sister.
Poison is said to be a woman’s weapon, though Mallory has to wonder if it’s as simple as that. But she must tread carefully. Every move the household makes is being watched, and who knows where the investigation will lead.
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong is known for her exquisite world building, and this latest series is no exception. The Poisoner's Ring brings the intricacies of Victorian Scotland alive as Mallory again searches for a 19th-century killer as well as a way home.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In her second time-bending mystery (after 2022's A Rip Through Time), Armstrong again pulls off a conceit that might land as ludicrous in less-gifted hands. In 2019, 30-year-old homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is attacked while visiting Edinburgh and loses consciousness, only to regain it "through some inexplicable whim of the universe" in 1869, in the body of 19-year-old maid Catriona Mitchell. Catriona is employed by Duncan Gray, an undertaker who works with the Scottish police as a medical examiner. Duncan soon figures out that his servant's body harbors the soul of a detective, and he enlists her to assist him in a special investigation: ferreting out information about a rumored ring of women who've been poisoning their loved ones. When Duncan's half sister is suspected of poisoning her husband, the case takes on added urgency. Armstrong fashions a satisfying narrative out of familiar parts and nails her lead's cheeky, anachronistic narration. This is winningly silly and satisfying.
Customer Reviews
Paradox
Humans and their behaviors reflected through the lens of time and custom. The protagonist is in an impossible bind; how she manages is a fascinating overlay to a period piece.
Loved it!
I received this ARC for an honest review. I love how Kelley Armstrong’s mind works! Her world building is magical and her characters feel real. You are immersed in the story, and the world falls away. This is the second story in the Rip Through Time series.
This series follows detective Mallory Atkinson in 1869 Victorian Scotland. Mallory found a rip accidentally and was brought back in time to 1869 from 2019. Mallory is still adjusting to the new life and body, but is still trying to go home.
Luckily, she works with a forward think Dr Duncan Gray. Who is educated to be a medical doctor and surgeon, but he inherited the mortuary from his father, so he must work as a mortician. Luckily, he has a friend with the police Hugh Mcreadie, and Dr. gray has earned the respect of the other officers to help with some cases.
Dr. Gray knows the truth about Mallory and agrees to have her help him with the cases.
This story is about Dr. Gray sister Annie Leslie, who is under suspension of poisoning her husband. But there are two other men who was poisoned in the same matter. How are they related? Why is this happening? What is the motive? I’m not telling. I love this series. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!
3 Stars!
3 Stars! This is the second book in ‘A Rip Through Time’ series and isn’t really a standalone book, so definitely read book one first. I didn’t read the first book in the series and I felt so lost and confused through the entire book. This wasn’t really a romance though there is a hint of one between the main characters, Mallory and Dr.Grey. I’m guessing their story continues in book 3 but hopefully the secondary characters get their romance too. Since I didn’t read book one, I had no clue how Mallory got to the past, the first case Mallory helped solve and how Dr.Grey & his sister, Isla, found out Mallory was from the future. Still, it was a very entertaining book and I enjoyed reading it. Would’ve been a lot better if I read book one though. I also absolutely despise CLIFFHANGERS which this book sorta had. It’s more an action packed, adventure, unpredictable, mystery book that kept me guessing the whole time and had wonderful characters that I became invested in. So I would recommend this book but only if you read book one first.
*I received this at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*