The House That Jack Built [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Asprin (Author), Linda Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2001

IT'S HARD TO KEEP A GOOD PSYCHOPATH DOWNTIME...

And it's harder to figure which psychopath to fear most! Senator John Caddrick hires a professional assassin to murder his own daughter and threatens to destroy the whole time-touring industry. Caddrick's hired gun plans a high-level double cross -- but then everyone's plans are thrown into chaos when Jack the Ripper's killing spree spreads from Victorian London to Time Terminal Eighty-Six. In this breath-stopping sequel to "Ripping Time," retired time scout Kit Carson and ex-con man Skeeter Jackson enter an unholy alliance that surprises everyone -- including Skeeter and Kit.

All they have to do is track down Senator Caddrick's missing heiress, lost somewhere in history, rescue Ianira Cassondra from the clutches of a madman, and keep the most famous time-touring station in the world open for business, while avoiding death in "The House that Jack" (the Ripper) "Built."

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Baen; First Edition edition (January 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671319655
• ISBN-13: 978-0671319656
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,334,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely ripping good!!!!!, April 7, 2001

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Geoffrey Kidd (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Bad puns aside, I had to force myself to put this one down, in order to deal with necessities like work, food, sleep. This is the second half of the novel begun in "Ripping Time" and the climax(es) are superbly done.

These two books would make an absolutely rousing mini-series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time Scouts to the Rescue, February 7, 2001

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Dennis R. Johnson (Union City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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A great adventure continues. Asprin and Evens agan have a story filled with action of a historical event. Never a dull moment. I read the story in one sitting enjoying every page. The reader is easly placed in the action through the verbal visualization of 19th century, Denver and the Time station. The continous twists and turns add flavor to the story. My only critizism is the epilog. I would like to have seen just a little more detail on what happened to charactors after their return.

4.0 out of 5 stars Continuation of Ripping time, July 30, 2010

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Robert C. Pechmann (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The House That Jack Built (Mass Market Paperback)

This a Time Scout series novel, which finishes up the story started in Ripping Time. It is just as well writen as the other books in the series with a surprise ending.