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Summary: No Misperceptions
Review: This is a very good book, especially for the person who wants to cut through all the theories and misperceptions that've cropped up over the years and take a glance at what the police had to deal with. It's all the original info, no more, no less, and reading it, you'll find that it's no surprise the police didn't solve the case. Witness testimony gives a window into the general apathy among the people at the time, most of whom didn't care that they very likely heard the murder being committed. Then you realize that inner cities haven't changed all that much. There's some good rarities in it that I haven't seen before, including crimescene sketches of Eddowes' corpse and the rarely-seen "back shot" of Mary Kelly (the untouched hand seen here is somehow extremely disturbing, given the surroundings). Teaser - pay attention to the name Catherine Eddowes gave when she was booked in her pre-murder arrest...
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Summary: a must-have for veteran Ripper sleuths
Review: This very long and incredibly detailed collection of Scotland Yard files, newspaper reports, witness statements, etc on Jack the Ripper is incredibly fascinating, no doubt, to those with some knowledge of the case who've read at least some of the books and are knowledgeable enough to be able to really appreciate and understand this plethora of rare information about the case. However, for those new to this case, I would highly recommend the Philip Sugden book, "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper", which is considered to be the best written account of the Ripper killings, and I believe it's the best starting point. "The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Companion", on the other hand, is one of those books for more advanced Ripper buffs for whom the countless facts in it are both invaluable and digestible thanks to the more fundamental knowledge they've already gained from other Ripper books. David Rehak
author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"
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Summary: The Ripper Rocks!
Review: Very intensive book. Contains a lot detail. Highly recommend.
Rating:
Summary: The Ripper Rocks!
Review: Very intensive book. Contains a lot detail. Highly recommend.
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