A Stitch in Time, by Kelley Armstrong (Subterranean Press)
The author describes
A Stitch in Time as a
“time-travel-Victorian-haunted-house-mystery-romance,” and it hits all the
right notes. History professor Bronwyn inherits the Gothic manor where she
lived as a child, and as a summer project embarks upon its renovation. As a
child, she was able to step into the manor’s past, where she befriended
William, the next heir, until present-day adults decided she was mentally ill
and locked her up. So her return is fraught with memories – was William real? –
and ghosts that seem to be attempting to communicate with her. Although she’s
reluctant to accept it, the time “stitch” keeps returning her to William’s
time. So many years have now gone by, and yet the old affection quickly
blossoms into something more. Or would, if the ghosts weren’t increasingly
importunate. Someone was murdered in William’s time – but who was the victim?
And who did it? The more deeply Bronwyn searches, the more dangerous the
secrets she uncovers.
All these elements are handled with such superb skill and pacing that I kept turning the pages long after I should have turned out my light. I’m a sucker for a good love story, but when it comes packaged with tantalizing mystery and the wisdom of older-and-wiser characters, the result was a highly satisfying time-travel-and-so-forth adventure.
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