A Study in Red, The Secret Journal of Jack the ripper

[TomTomKent]

I listened to the audiobook a few months back while maintaining (pretty much antique) high voltage switch gear for my job on the railway (no idea why you need to know that bit) and it was a nice way of wiling away the hours. Comparing the voice to Vincent Price is no bad thing, The Price of Fear also has pride of place on my pod. True, not the voice I would have had in my head if I read the book (Sean Pertwee or Toby Longworth, for no reason I can put my finger on), but not a bad choice at all.

My major concern was the ending was a twist too far. The dreamlike atmosphere was well handled and oozed atmosphere, but (SPOILER) once the narrator has awoken either having "them" coming or the manuscript as real would have been enough. Having both meant neither had the chance to have the impact they deserved.

My minor quibble is that the narrator mentioned that he was being driven to finish the book rather than just flick to the back once too often, which just emphasised the fact that is NOT how many people would be reacting. Now later on this makes sense given the internal logic of the peice, but at the time it grates a little. In fairness there were other ways that could be used to justify this ("I wanted to show the documents to my solicitor and perhaps a historian to establish if it were true, but my medical training had longed drilled into me the importance of order and process. I made a commitment to read through the papers, making notes and catalouging them as best I could for further reference.") and give a good reason for the journal to be read, but these work less well later in the context of the dreamscape.

No idea if those comments were useful or not, but hope they were.

[Rescuedog]

Not to be confused by the bad ones, who don't carry the books. Sorry, Brian! Had to laugh!

Seriously, this would be pretty intense on the audio book, if the actor is good.

But of course Celesta. I'd hate it to be carried by 'bad' ones...lol
Actually the audio book has met with mixed reviews. Some people like the actor who reads it and others think he has a monotonous, grating voice. Personally I think he sounds a little like Vincent Price, but I would have preferred someone with a deeper more resonant tone to his voice. I think it's a 'love it or hate it' scenario with this one.

Best regards

Brian

[Celesta]

Of course the paperback version is still available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155...pr_product_top and other good retailers.

Regards to all

Brian

Not to be confused by the bad ones, who don't carry the books. Sorry, Brian! Had to laugh!

Seriously, this would be pretty intense on the audio book, if the actor is good.

[Rescuedog]

A Study in Red - Screenplay almost completed

I'm pleased to report that the screenplay for the movie version of 'A Study in Red' is almost completed. Writer/director Andrew Jones has done a superb job so far and is keeping faithfully to the story as depicted in the book. This pleases me as so many movie adaptations of novels tend to diversify greatly from the original.

All I can say of Mr. Jone's work is that the screenplay, so far, has had the power to scare me in places, and, as I wrote the book in the first place, that has to be a testament to the quality of his work. I'm hoping it won't be long before the script is finished and the movie company move on to the next stage of production.

Regards to everyone.

Brian

[Rescuedog]

So I've started reading and already can't put it down. Funny thing too is I don't even like reading. So it has to be a really good book to capture my attention. Great read so far, in fact, why am I wasting my time posting here, I'm gonna continue reading it.

Thanks for your kind words, Mr. Dark Tales! It's always wonderful to hear from someone who is actually enjoying one's work. Hope you enjoyed the book in its entirety.

Brian

[DarkTaleProductions]

So I've started reading and already can't put it down. Funny thing too is I don't even like reading. So it has to be a really good book to capture my attention. Great read so far, in fact, why am I wasting my time posting here, I'm gonna continue reading it.

[DarkTaleProductions]

I'm actually ordering A Study In Red from amazon tomorrow. Glad to see the author actually post on here. I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

[Rescuedog]

'Legacy of The Ripper' The Sequel to 'A Study in Red' Released, June 2009

'Legacy of the Ripper' the sequel to 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' has now been released in both paperback and e-book formats by Double Dragon Publishing. The book has a website at http://legacy-of-the-ripper.webs.com/ and can also be seen at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1554046904 (USA) and at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Legacy-Rippe...7050626&sr=1-2 (UK)

An idea of the plot?

Jack Thomas Reid, nephew of Robert Cavendish who first appeared in A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper languishes in the secure Ravenswood Psychiatric Hospital, sentenced to confinement 'at Her Majesty's Pleasure' for a series of apparent 'Jack the Ripper' copycat killings in the picturesque English coastal resort of Brighton. Jack's defence at his trial, that he is a descendant of Jack the Ripper and that the crimes were conducted by an unknown 'mystery man' and that Jack was drugged and made to appear as the killer was regarded as so preposterous and unbelievable that his sentence was never in doubt. When one of the policemen who conducted the original investigation into the murders begins to doubt the truth of the case against Reid, Sergeant Carl Wright and Ripperologist Alice Nickels begin an investigation into his story. What they find is told through the voice of Doctor Ruth Truman, Jack's psychiatrist at Ravenswood, and through a series of events that take place as far afield as the beautiful island of Malta and in Warsaw, Poland. Slowly but surely and with the help of Wright's boss Inspector Mike Holland, the link between the events that shocked and terrorised Whitechapel over a century ago, and their link with the case of Jack Thomas Reid and the 'Legacy of Jack the Ripper' is revealed.

Regards to all

Brian

[The Grave Maurice]

Finally got around to reading this novel on the weekend. Not bad at all, although as some reviewers have pointed out, it's a little repetitive and could, perhaps, have used some tightening. (I lost track of how many times the protagonist went into the kitchen to make coffee, or settled into his "comfortable leather chair".) That said, there is much to like here. One of our number might be especially interested in it since the story is set near Guildford.

[Rescuedog]

A STudy in Red wins Thriller of the Year Award

I'm pleased to be able to confirm that 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' has won The Preditors & Editors Best Thriller Novel of 2008 Award. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who voted for the book in the readers poll. I'm truly grateful to everyone.

Brian

[Mike Covell]

Good luck Brian, fingers crossed!

[Rescuedog]

A Study in Red Released in Audio Book Edition.

I'm delighted to announce that my award-winning novel 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' was released today in its latest format. The book can now be obtained as an audio book from Audible.com at http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/pro...cekjdffidflj.0 or in the UK from http://www.audible.co.uk/aduk/site/p...cekjdfikdfig.0
The audio book is available in various download formats including i-pod, mp3 Pc download(burn to CD) and others.

Of course the paperback version is still available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/155...pr_product_top and other good retailers.

Regards to all

Brian

[Rescuedog]

An Award Nomination for A Study in Red

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

Voting has opened in the annual Preditors & Editors Readers Polls and I'm pleased that 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' is a contender in the BEst Thriller category.
May I please ask all my friends to cast a vote in support of the book by visiting the voting page at http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelthrill.shtml

Voting is simple. Just check the box next to the book title, enter your name and e-mail address, (they are kept confidential by the organisers and are only required to prevent fraudulent voting), then click on 'Submit data' at the bottom of the page. You will then receive an almost instantaneous confirming email in which you simply click on the confirming link and the vote is cast.

Thanks again to all my friends who have consistently supported my work over the last year and I wish everyone at Casebook a wonderful and happy new year.

Best regards

Brian

[Rescuedog]

A Study in Red - The Movie!

Following a series of negotiations with a Los Angeles Movie Production Company, I'm delighted to announce that a contract has now been signed that will see 'A Study in Red' produced as a motion picture. As I'm still pretty much in shock at the surprise of this latest development I'll simply post the recent Press Release below.

Best regards and a very Happy Christmas to everyone.

Brian

A Study in Red - The Movie!
Jack the Ripper will walk the streets of London once more in this dark psychological thriller from Thunderball Films, based on the spectacuar novel by Brian L Porter. Thunderball has recently acquired the Motion Picure/TV rights to Porter's novel.

A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – Dec 22, 2008 – Thunderball Films LLC of Los Angeles, California has acquired the motion picture and television rights to the remarkable novel sensation, ‘A Study in Red – The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper’ by award-winning author Brian L Porter. Published by Double Dragon Publishing of Markham, Ontario, this dark psychological thriller tells of the incredible and terrifying events that surround psychiatrist Robert Cavendish when he inherits a decrepit, yellowed journal that appears to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer, who terrorised the streets of the East End of London in 1888. Filled with dramatic imagery and an underlying sense of foreboding and danger, the novel will certainly lend itself well to the transformation from page to screen.

Executive producer Mario Domina will be in charge of the task of overseeing the books’ metamorphosis from novel to movie and the author is quoted as saying that he is “Absolutely thrilled and delighted to be given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see his work evolve into a piece of cinematic history.”

Further details relating to the production can be obtained from Thunderball Films LLC at http://www.thunderballfilms.com/ or from the books’ website at www.freewebs.com/astudyinred

‘A Study in Red’ is available in paperback and e-book editions from the publisher, www.double-dragon-ebooks.com who will also be releasing the audio book version very soon through audible.com, and also from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powells etc.

Double Dragon Publishing
PO Box 54016
1-5762 Highway 7 East
Markham Ontario L3P 7Y4
Canada

Thunderball Films LLC
137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #623
Los Angeles, California 90004-3704
USA

[Rescuedog]

'A Study in Red' now available in London Bookstores

I've just found out that 'A Study in Red' has at last made its first inroads into the UK bookstores. Waterstones, who had until recently been selling the book purely through their online retail store, Waterstones.com, are now showing stock of the book as being available in their Camden High Street (Low stock level) and Gower Street (Medium stock level), stores in London. As I personally had nothing to do with them placing the book in their stores, this is a great piece of news for me, and I'm delighted that even in a small way, the book is now being made available directly to the British book buying public.



To check instore availability the book can be seen at http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...do?sku=6145786 and for those buyuing online, they also offer free delivery.



Regards to all

Brian