From New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world's most chilling cases of serial murder-and the police force that failed to solve it.
Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art-as well as extensive evidence-points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material-including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause-and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny.
Incorporating material from Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper-Case Closed, this new edition has been revised and expanded to include eight new chapters, detailed maps and hundreds of images that bring the sinister case to life.
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[MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1888, was a bank holiday, and London was a carnival of wondrous things to do for as little as pennies if one could spare a few] ***(Thomas & Mercer, 28 February 2017, ebook, 570 pages, kindle in motion, Prime Reading)
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I have been fascinated by Jack the Ripper for years. Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Stickert is well-written, thought-provoking and engaging. I really enjoyed the kindle-in-motion elements using photographs and images from archives Cornwell used in her research. These added an interesting and enjoyable element. I've read a read kindle-in-motion titles and find them quite fun. Jack the Ripper is still notorious centuries later and will likely never be named. Cornwell does a great job at presenting a possible and likely suspect, painting his background, his links to the crimes and the area where they were committed and illustrating aspects of his disturbing personality that make him a possible monster.