Ripper Confidential by Tom Wescott (2017)

[Tom_Wescott]

I'm late to this party, but I just bought the Kindle version and have read the first three chapters. Absolutely love it so far, Tom.

Barnaby! Great to see you. You know there's no party until you show up. Thanks for saying that.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Fisherman]

Yes, Master.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

IŽll take that offer every day in the week, knowing quite well as I do that I wonŽt get a better one...

[Fisherman]

I'll leave that with you, but have it ready by the end of the week

But in all seriousness I would really like to read this long promised book, when is it likely to be available?

The book you are looking for will likely be written by Edward Stow, my - ehrm - "master", with whom IŽve cooperated a lot, and who is the foremost expert on all matters Lechmere.
Whether I will write a book of my own is written in the stars - as is the question whether anybody is willing to publish it.

[Abby Normal]

I would but my felt tips have dried up, Abby!

well undry them or get new ones-Ill spot you the cash!!!! : )

[Abby Normal]

question-Is there even a book on the torsos by anybody???

[John G]

question-Is there even a book on the torsos by anybody???

Yes, Abby. The Thames Torso Murders by MJ Trow. It's well written and I can definitely recommend it. A bonus is that the author actually is a proper historian, not just a pretend one! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Trow

Only disadvantage: Hand on heart, I think Debra would write an even better book.

[Tom_Wescott]

Yes, Abby. The Thames Torso Murders by MJ Trow. It's well written and I can definitely recommend it. A bonus is that the author actually is a proper historian, not just a pretend one! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._J._Trow

Only disadvantage: Hand on heart, I think Debra would write an even better book.

Yes, Trow's extensive use of the medical journals and contemporary archive documents are a credit to his academic training as a proper historian. A pretend historian might have been content simply to rely on newspapers for his information.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Abby Normal]

Oh yeah that dude. Forgot he did one on the torsos. He was in the worst ripper doc I've ever see. It was claiming Charles Mann was the ripper. And he had so many basic facts wrong in his torso book, not sure you could call him a historian.
His research was pretty lame as I recall. Not impressed with that dude at all. Pass.

[Tom_Wescott]

Oh yeah that dude. Forgot he did one on the torsos. He was in the worst ripper doc I've ever see. It was claiming Charles Mann was the ripper. And he had so many basic facts wrong in his torso book, not sure you could call him a historian.
His research was pretty lame as I recall. Not impressed with that dude at all. Pass.

LOL. Goodonya. Score one for us pretend historians.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Abby Normal]

LOL. Goodonya. Score one for us pretend historians.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

I wouldn't put you in the same category as him Tom. And I mean that in a good way.

[Tom_Wescott]

I wouldn't put you in the same category as him Tom. And I mean that in a good way.

If I didn't know you were a man, I'd kiss you!

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Abby Normal]

If I didn't know you were a man, I'd kiss you!

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

When I first joined these hallowed halls you were in the throws of legrange fever. Lol. I thought it was pretty cool.

[Dane_F]

When I first joined these hallowed halls you were in the throws of legrange fever. Lol. I thought it was pretty cool.

Who says he still isn't in the throws of Le Grange fever?

[Fisherman]

Who says he still isn't in the throws of Le Grange fever?

Le Grange? Is that a hybridization of Grainger and Le Grand?

[jerryd]

Le Grange? Is that a hybridization of Grainger and Le Grand?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU