Rating: 5.0
What it's about:
Whitechapel, London, 1888.
For Inspector Jonas Robb, each night brings new terror. But this night is different. It's brought two strangers-David and Sara-who have arrived in London seemingly with no past. What they do have is incredible knowledge about the Whitechapel fiend known as Jack the Ripper. Because David and Sara do have a past. It just happens to be in the future.
Sent back in time, they're in pursuit of a 21st-century madman whose purpose is to change history. As the body count rises, Sara and David realize that their quarry and Robb's have become linked in a way that threatens not only Victorian London, but the very fabric of time.
-taken from Barnes&Noble.com
My thoughts:
Jack Knife is a great time travel mystery. Virginia Baker did a wonderful job at portraying Victorian London through the eyes of both it's citizens at the time as well as Sara and David who travel back there from the 21st century. I loved the whole Jack the Ripper aspect and the mystery surrounding it. I agree with Orson Scott Card when he said this book is "A great first novel". I really hope to see more from Virginia Baker.
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