Jack the ripper This was a book I picked up at my local library that I've wanted to read it for some time. But never got around to it, so I put it down for reserve. There's a whole mystery to jack the Ripper. If your a cockney or from London it's likely you will know the case inside out. As it was one of those cases that made the history of every Londoner's heart. Of how Jack killed those poor ladies of the night and walked into the mists of London never to be seen again.Throughout History loads of detectives even the FBI did a character profile on him. But you ask any cockney and they will tell you even to this Day, Those murders wasn't all jack he didn't do them all! There was a copycat that wanted in on his fame.This book cuts to the chase full up fact's of how and when the crime happened. An enjoyable read with references at the back of the book, in case you want to do your own investigation, it also states on the back the suspects and their history and how they fell into the case. There's even talk it could of being the elephant Man but that's not in the book :0)
I "read" this as an audio-book, out of curiosity for the format - I should have read it the traditional way, as I seem to retain more information that way. This was my first "Ripper" book, and I was impressed with the apparent depth of the investigations; I'd previously thought the crimes were generally passed off due to the social status of the victims. This book is divided into sections: the murders themselves, the victims and possible victims, the suspects, and a reader's bibliography. It draws no conclusions, and pretty much mocks any conclusions that have been drawn by others over the years. I enjoyed some of the tongue-in-cheek wit, but at other times it was a bit condescending (though that may be the fault of the narrator). I appreciated the bibliography, as it's given me a direction to go if I decide I want to read more in this, er, vein. I'd recommend this as a starter guide for those interested in the Ripper murders.
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I'm going to be honest, I like many people have a bit of an obsession for crime books, true crime especially and of course Jack the Ripper. The reason for this of course is that we are all brought up with the story of jack from our pre-school years and beyond, this is because ultimately the ripper escaped and committed what could be defined as the perfect crime. I have read numerous books about the Ripper and I have to say that I am going to stop after this one. Not that it is badly written or not informative just basically because they are all the same. The truth is we are never going to know for certain the identity of the ripper and I soupose that is the beauty of the myth and why people continue to search yet fail to find any answers in the books they read.
—Kerry
