Whitechapel, London, 1888.
For Inspector Jonas Robb, each night brings new terror. But this night is different. It's brought two ... read full description
For Inspector Jonas Robb, each night brings new terror. But this night is different. It's brought two ... read full description
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Sep 13, 2007
Kay
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This was probably the worst book I have ever read, and I once read a book about killer seagulls. In addition to the ridiculous plot and the horrible writing, this author commits some of the worst abuses I have ever seen inflicted upon the noble semi-colon in a published work of fiction. I only wish that Good Reads allowed a zero star rating.
Feb 06, 2008
S
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This book, for me, started off on shaky ground. Time travelers going back in time to when the Jack the Ripper crimes took place in London to try to find and bring back a rogue physicist from the 21st century before he changes history forever? Far-fetched.
It also didn't help that the heroine is an uber-feminist who chafes at the constraints put on women in Victorian society. And some of the quips made me roll my eyes - "Wait until you get the Internet," she says. Ugh.
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It also didn't help that the heroine is an uber-feminist who chafes at the constraints put on women in Victorian society. And some of the quips made me roll my eyes - "Wait until you get the Internet," she says. Ugh.
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Sep 21, 2007
Lesa
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Jack Knife, by Virginia Baker (a Writers of the Future grand prize winner for “Rachel’s Wedding”), is an entertaining but familiar twist on the Jack-the-Ripper mystery, which has gotten a lot of play in the SF and fantasy field, with TV shows like Star Trek and Babylon 5 making use of it, and writers as varied as Robert Bloch, Harlan Elllison, Alan Moore and Karl Alexander using it for fictional fodder. Like Alexander (whose book Time After Time was adapted to film), Baker makes use of time trav
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Jul 25, 2011
Callee
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I absolutely loved this book. Although it did start off a little slow in the beginning, it's all worth it in the end! I'm not going to write a long review about what I loved in this book, because I enjoyed everything. I love a good book that can make you cry, although I did want an extremely happy ending; the ending given will always stay in your heart.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery, romance, or even a historical background.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery, romance, or even a historical background.
Feb 24, 2009
Kevin
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My wife and I both thought this one was outstanding. A story of a group who travels through time to Whitechapel, London during the time of the Jack the Ripper murders. They try to find the killer. The time and place was well written and the story is a thrill a minute! I could not put this one down until it was finished.
Dec 20, 2008
RunRachelRun
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Another airport book - another flight, another book. It's a strategy - show up at the airport without a book so I'm forced to make a snap judgement and end up with a book that I perhaps wouldn't have chosen. That said, this is not a very interesting book.
Aug 05, 2009
Belladonna
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Not one for tear-jerkers, I cried in the end. I loved the sci-fi and historical combination of the plot. There is action and intellect, and invokes thinking about time travel/changing the future.
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Jan 04, 2009
Megan
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I found this book really hard to follow. It was all over the place and didn't seem to catch up in the end.
May 26, 2008
Terri
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A scientist goes back in time, goes mad and tries to change history. Two others go back to stop him. In the middle of it all is Whitechapel and the jack the Ripper crimes. Emphasizing social classes, poverty and their role in social upheaval. it is an interesting book but not as engrossing as I had hoped
Jul 03, 2008
Cindi
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Very so-so. I don't know why I picked up a book that involved time-travel. Not my thing. Mindless reading after days of cleaning out basement and garage this past week. Glad I'm finished and can move on.
Jun 30, 2008
Keith
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An odd mix of genres in an interesting novel centered around Jack the Ripper.
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