Initial thought after finishing -- "WHERE IS THIS LETTER?! Do I need to shake down a Victorian maid MYSELF? Come ON! Mallory! Why aren't you sleuthing this thing out??!" AND I will always do this series as an audiobook from now on.

Okay. This might be my favorite of all the Rip Through Time novels. It was a twisty mystery, but I'm not in it for that. I'm shipping Mallory & Grey and Ilsa & Hugh and THANK GOD there was finally enough movement/flirty banter to sustain me in this one..... but this damn letter. I'm still thinking about it. Now I'm hooked for book 5 - just to see if she ever gets it!

The gang is out of their comfort zone/London homebase and on the road for Hugh's sister Fiona's highland wedding, when the best man gets murdered. There are a lot of red herrings, suspects and dangerous situations to face.

Isla is finally out of mourning and Hugh is ready to make his move! Grey is sorting through is feelings for Mallory as well and seems oblivious to the fact that she loves him (even though she's staying in Victorian England instead of her OWN body in present day Canada?! How expensive are those medical bills for her poor parents?!) Duncan Grey seems to be a touch autistic in his processing of sarcasm, facial expressions, feelings etc. ..." WHICH IS WHY WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT HIS LETTER TO MALLORY SAID!! AHHHHHHHHHH"

Audiobook was awesome. Narrator superb, all the voices were perfect. Kept my interest even with all the characters to keep track of.

I really enjoyed listening to this story. I'm not big on time travel but this was done where it was like any other historical mystery. The only exception is she knows the future. It was a good mystery. The narrator did a great job.

Gripping, interesting, chilling, shocking and hard to put down! I fell in love with the characters of Mallory Atkinson and Dr. Duncan Gray in the first book in the series, A Rip Through Time! I continue to adore them and the supporting characters in this book. If you have not read that book or this series, I highly recommend it. I find not only this book but the other books in the series to be captivating, wonderfully written, atmospheric, thrilling and mysterious.

A brief background on the characters - Mallory Atkinson was a detective in Vancouver in modern times but found herself being transported 150 years into the past to Victorian Scotland and into the body of Catriona Mitchel, a housemaid for Dr. Duncan Gray. Lucky for her she found herself being transported into Duncan's home as he is an undertaker and works closely with Detective Hugh McCreadie. She was able to confide in them and utilize her modern-day detective skills to assist them in solving crimes.

In Death at a Highland Wedding, sees Mallory/Catriona, Gray, and McCreadie traveling to the highlands for a wedding at the Cranston estate. The grounds are beautiful but immediately Mallory senses something isn't right when a cat found in a trap has injuries that do not match up with the trap. Something is afoot and the groom is acting in strange and odd fashion. When a dead body is found, the trio must work fast to kind the killer!

As with the other books, I loved the setting. I also loved the atmosphere that oozed from this book. The Scottish Highlands, the forest at night, the tension in the air, and the mystery surrounding the cat's injuries and the murdered guest, made for a gripping mystery. I also love the dynamic between the characters. Mallory continues to try to behave and fit in as a woman would in Victorian times. Plus, her interactions with Gray have me wanting to shove them together and say 'come on already' as their chemistry is off the charts!

I love Kelley Armstrong's writing and her use of place and time in this series. She nails the Victorian settings and feel of the book. I also love the dialogue and how Mallory can utilize her current detective skills with the skills of the investigators of that time. The mystery was intriguing and had me wondering whodunit the entire book. The final reveal was nicely done and well played out. While I enjoy the mysteries and crimes that are investigated in this series, it is the relationships and characters that keep me coming back. Kelley Armstrong has created characters that I care about and root for.

Riveting, chilling, atmospheric, gripping and hard to put down!

*I had the pleasure of having the physical book (Thank you to Kat White at St. Martin's Press), the e-book and the audiobook which made for a lovely and completely enjoyable reading experience. The narration of the audiobook was wonderful and so well done.

Oh, the flirty tones of this book. I loved it, characters on point, narration on point, and the murder mystery thrilling. Gray and Mallory just need to take it to the next level. I can understand why Gray does not see her fascination with him, but Mallory is supposedly good at reading people, so why is she oblivious to Gray's fascination.

Cannot wait for the next book.

#netgalley

Thank you Netgalley and MacMillan Audio for the advance audiobook and reader copy of Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong and narrator Kate Hanford in exchange for an honest review. This book was so much fun to read. I started it as an ebook and when I got the audiobook, switched to it. I really enjoyed the narrator and found her accents and reading very pleasant to listen to. This book was like a modern Agatha Christie book, set in 1870 Highlands of Scotland. There was intrigue, romance, forensics and friendship in this book and I find myself anxiously waiting for the next one. There were new characters introduced, Hugh's sister, Fiona and his ex-fiancee, Violet. There were also childhood classmates of Hugh and Duncan, Archie and Ezra.
I really enjoyed how Armstrong gave us the first impressions of these new characters and then delved deeper and fleshed them out. It really felt like I was part of the group, getting to know the new people and how easy it is to jump to conclusions about people. I was suspicious of some at the beginning and then had to change my opinion as more was revealed.
This is what I love so much about Armstrong books. She drops you into the world and makes you part of it. She also has an uncanny ability to write any genre and it feels like that is her specialty, then you read a different genre by her and it's just as real and believable. Another great book by Kelley Armstrong, now I get to read a rom-com by her.