An Ordinary Sort of Evil

Overall Rating: 5/5

The next thrilling addition to the Rip Through Time series.

Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Mitchell has traveled back to Victorian London and grown accustomed to daily life there as a housemaid. She's built a new life for herself as an assistant to forensic science pioneer Dr. Duncan Grey, and Detective Hugh McCreadie, and considers them to be true friends.

When they receive an unusually late-night call from a well-known client of Dr. Grey's undertaking business...they assume there's been a death in the family... but things take a turn for the stranger when they show up to the midst of a seance... with the spirit of the lady's maid demanding to have Dr. Grey investigate her murder...

Though both are skeptical, they agree to look into the matter... and the mystery only deepens...

When I noticed the subtle references to something a little darker, and a little more on the paranormal side, my heart quickened, and I could feel my anticipation rising just a little bit more at the thought of reading this book. And... my thoughts?

Wow.... just... wow. Blending time travel into Victorian London, and also a slight exploration into the spooky, into the paranormal and the ways that sometimes the spirits who surround us are sometimes mocked or faked for the entertainment of the community, or perhaps to ease the loved ones of those who passed on, An Ordinary Sort of Evil was everything I wanted and so much more... it was dark, it was twisty... and to be honest, it was everything that I could've wanted in a mystery/thriller... maybe even more.

Everything from the characters to the emotions... this is a spectacularly wild ride that will keep you at the edge of your seat till the very end.

With the spookier tones that are weaved into An Ordinary Sort of Evil, this was the perfect read for the month of October, and I am eager for more...

I want to, again, extend some special thanks to Kat White at St. Martin's Press for the invite to read this novel from the desk of Kelley Armstrong. It is always a true delight to be able to read a mystery, and I have begun to fall in love more and more with the idea of being able to put on a detective hat and try and figure out who did it... and more and more in love with Ms. Kelley Armstrong's works.