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What type of fiction featuring the Whitechapel murderer as the central character is missing from the current Jack the Ripper canon?
There’s already a vast array of novels focused on Jack, the murders, and Whitechapel in 1888. But is there a particular angle—whether genre, narrative style, or perspective—that hasn’t really been explored yet and could make for an especially compelling read? For example, has anyone successfully written a first-person account from Jack’s own point of view?
To clarify, when I say fiction, I really mean faction—a story that weaves real events, facts, and historical figures into a fictional narrative.
So, what kind of novel on this subject would strike you as fresh, unusual, and worth picking up?
Thanks!
There’s already a vast array of novels focused on Jack, the murders, and Whitechapel in 1888. But is there a particular angle—whether genre, narrative style, or perspective—that hasn’t really been explored yet and could make for an especially compelling read? For example, has anyone successfully written a first-person account from Jack’s own point of view?
To clarify, when I say fiction, I really mean faction—a story that weaves real events, facts, and historical figures into a fictional narrative.
So, what kind of novel on this subject would strike you as fresh, unusual, and worth picking up?
Thanks!