Killing Time by M W Taylor is a thrilling tale about the hunt for Jack the Ripper. The Awakening Foundation can go back into anyone's prior identities. The aim is to use the right counseling and therapy to help the client overcome their past trauma or mental illness. However, they can experience tragedy and trauma all over again or carry their tormented past into their new life. Jack the Ripper is back, and despite his new character, he can't stop killing. Jason Ives is a past-life investigator. He will be assisting a Scotland Yard team in investigating killings similar to those committed by Jack the Ripper. The killings are gruesome, and it is apparent that the victims suffered a terrible death. Jack is always a step ahead of the police. Can they stop him before history repeats itself?

Killing Time is a nail-biting thriller in which true crime details of the famed Jack the Ripper are combined with a fantastic piece of fiction. M W Taylor has crafted a clever plot and has taken time on character descriptions that are all relevant to the story's suspense. Similarly, the alternating timelines and killing scenes are detailed. The compelling narrative drives the plot along, and unexpected twists hold your attention throughout. Jack the Ripper’s character is impressively believable, and you almost want to feel sorry for him because of his traumatic upbringing and inner demons that have tormented him over time. Themes in this crime novel include societal inequalities, psychological impacts, morality, and trauma. Killing Time is a whirlwind ride for ripperologists and readers who enjoy murder mysteries and serial killer novels.

Killing Time by M.W. Taylor introduces Jason Ives, a gifted past-life investigator working in a world where a new science called Awakening lets people relive memories from their previous lives. For most, it's a curiosity or a way to find closure, but one person’s past life is so overwhelming that it starts to take over their present core identity. That past persona was once known as Leather Apron, Jack the Ripper, the Whitechapel Murderer, and now, more than a century later, the killer wants to strike again. Jason is pulled into the case as women start dying in ways that closely echo the original Ripper murders, save for one terrifying, plot-critical deviation. Working alongside a police force skeptical of his methods, he has to hunt a killer who exists both in the present and buried deep inside someone else's memories, all while wrestling with his own conscience about what justice even means when the crime happened over a hundred years ago.

Killing Time by M.W. Taylor takes an original idea and commits to it fully, blending Ripper history with a modern investigation in a way that feels fresh rather than gimmicky. Jason is an easy character to root for; sharp and perceptive but not without his own doubts, and the tension between him and the detective he's paired with gives the book some of its best moments. M.W. Taylor doesn't shy away from the darker side of the material, and there are scenes that are genuinely unsettling, but it never tips into gratuitous territory. Each murder raises the stakes and pulls the investigation closer to a truth that turns out to be far more personal than it first appears. It's a clever, unusual take on crime fiction, blending real Ripper history with a futuristic, technological twist, and it should appeal to anyone who wants their mystery with a distinct science-fiction edge.

In M W Taylor’s Killing Time, Jason Ives is a past-life investigator living in a future where Awakening lets people recover memories from earlier lives, bringing crimes from history into modern criminal cases. When a series of murders across London begins echoing the methods of Jack the Ripper, Jason is brought into a police inquiry led by DCI Sabina Bjorkman, a skeptical detective who questions the value of his unusual profession. Joined by eccentric Ripperologist Isambard Smythe, Jason starts tracing Victorian accounts through people whose earlier lives may hold information lost to history, searching for a link between the Whitechapel killings and the murderer stalking London now. As the press feeds public fear, Jason has to discover whether Awakening can finally answer a mystery that has survived for nearly two centuries, with another woman potentially in danger.

M W Taylor builds Killing Time around an audacious speculative premise, placing Jason at the heart of a mystery suited to his investigative instincts. His talent for getting answers under pressure comes through repeatedly, including a scene with Elizabeth, a client reliving her 1952 murder. Isambard is my favorite character, bringing a completely different energy through his odd formality, matched by expertise that proves valuable in places like a Westminster mortuary. There, damage to a victim’s eyes leads him to an old photographic belief, offering the team another way to read the killer’s behavior. The prose is wonderfully fluid with a real flair for setting, especially during Isambard’s extraordinary society meeting, where gas lamps glow beneath portraits as rain pounds the sash windows. Killing Time is unique in merging the past and the present, and readers drawn to speculative detective fiction are in for a treat. Very highly recommended.

Awakening was designed as a means whereby past villains who had evaded justice by natural means, mainly death, would no longer be able to use that loophole. The program has proven relatively successful so far, with several of history's most despicable characters facing judgment in their current reincarnation. Jason Ives has made a name for himself as an expert in extracting information from individuals about their past lives. Despite his relative success, he is still surprised when Scotland Yard reaches out to him for help with a case. Someone is killing women and mutilating bodies in a style reminiscent of the Whitechapel killer, Jack the Ripper. Can Jason solve this case before the latest incarnation of London's most infamous murderer embarks on another legendary killing spree? Find out in M W Taylor's Killing Time.

Jason's struggle to balance his professional and personal life complements his frequent thoughts about how far he's gone to close a case. Together, these elements create a compelling, realistic origin story that readers can easily connect with. M W Taylor switches from casual banter to detailed investigative back-and-forth sessions between Jason and the rest of the Scotland Yard team. The author uses a detail-oriented narrative style and a perspective that shifts fluidly between Jason's actions and those of his quarry, creating a balanced narrative that will appeal to mystery enthusiasts. Taylor weaves these elements together using a graduated pace, strategically placed clues, and the kind of gore and blood that leaves little to the imagination, which crime enthusiasts will love. Killing Time is a novel in a class of its own.