The Complete History of Jack the Ripper
by Philip Sugden
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Author: Philip SugdenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-11
ISBN: 0786701242
Number of pages: 532
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
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Book Review: Chilling and compelling
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is scarier than any "horror" book I've read in the last ten years, more so because it's all true. You can't comfort yourself by saying someone made it all up and it's just a story. Sugden focuses on the details, small and otherwise of what actually happened that he can document, and, using modern deductive techniques, makes educated guesses to fill in the blanks. He makes a point of saying he does not have an answer to the Ripper's identity (and pats himself on the back for doing so), although he can't resist making a guess. But, because he isn't really sold on any one answer or trying to fit the evidence into any pet theory, his reasoning comes across as highly credible and well thought out. He does tend to get bogged down sometimes in minutiae, especially in the beginning when he is trying to set the stage, but once things get going, you won't be able to put the book down. Without gothic prose or pseudo-police jargon, just by telling the story and the facts as they happen, you are brought into a terrifying mystery that remains to the present day. You'll be thinking about it long after you put the book down. I'm a veteran horror reader, and I had to sleep with the light on when I was reading this. Truth is truly far scarier than fiction.
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Based on exhaustive research by a trained historian, the definitive work on the Ripper murders includes much new material, the discovery of a possible new victim, details of victims' lives, and exoneration of several traditional suspects.Murder & Mayhem Books
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