The House That Jack Built

IT'S HARD TO KEEP
A GOOD PSYCHOPATH DOWN-TIME ...

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 Lanira 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 lack (the Ripper) Built.

Praise for Time Scout.

"The storytelling is as solid as one would expect from
this team of writers. . . " -Dragon

" ... shows tremendous research and brings the past alive. You actually feel you're walking down the streets of ancient Rome and Victorian England ... I'm waiting for more." -Philadelphia Weekly Press

Cover art by Gary Ruddell

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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, January 2001

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ISBN: 0-671-31965-5

Copyright (c) 2001 by Bill Fawcett & Associates

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