Prisoner 1167 by James Tully

[TomTomKent]

I just picked this up in a local bookstore for a whopping £1.99. Was it a bargain or did I just waste my money?

I will post again once I read it to let you know? (Though with a book this old most of you probably already have your own opinions).

[The Good Michael]

It's maybe the best suspect book out there. James Kelly is an interesting person regardless of his connection to the JTR mystery. Where Tully fails is when he starts profiling and trying to connect Kelly when there's no evidence except perhaps when it comes to MJK's murder. Far and away better than anything about Hutchinson because nothing was known about Hutchinson at any time.

Mike

[TomTomKent]

It's maybe the best suspect book out there. James Kelly is an interesting person regardless of his connection to the JTR mystery. Where Tully fails is when he starts profiling and trying to connect Kelly when there's no evidence except perhaps when it comes to MJK's murder. Far and away better than anything about Hutchinson because nothing was known about Hutchinson at any time.

Mike

Thanks for the heads up, I will keep it on my reading list. I just dont think my sanity could stand it if I went straight from 10Rillington Place to a JTR book with out something more light hearted in between.

[Ben]

Far and away better than anything about Hutchinson

Well, no.

Clearly not.

Kelly can't even be placed in London, let alone standing outside and monitoring one of the crime scenes at a time relevant to a murder.

Having said that, I can thoroughly recommend Tully's book, and as suspects go, you can do considerably worse thnt Kelly.

Best wishes,
Ben

[sdreid]

I read the book out of the library many years ago and most remember it for the maps/floor-plans. So far, I haven't noticed anyone disputing their accuracy.

[The Grave Maurice]

You got a bargain, Tom. It's a fine book, and well worth reading.

[Adam Went]

Tom:

Good find, I picked up that book as well from a second hand book shop for $5 - it's from the 90's so might be a little outdated in some aspects by now but you can't go wrong for that sort of money, and James Kelly would easily be in the top 10 most viable suspects.

Cheers,
Adam.

[rbaynton]

I've got really fond memories of this book. It reintroduced me to JTR in the late 1990s after an absence of about 20 years (oops giving my age away!). I remeber well sitting out in the back garden on a rare sunny summer day reading it in virtually one go - it was that compelling. At the time it convinced me James Kelly was Jack.
Thanks for reminding me, I must dig it out again for a re-reading in this, my doteage!

[ChainzCooper]

I just picked this up in a local bookstore for a whopping £1.99. Was it a bargain or did I just waste my money?

I will post again once I read it to let you know? (Though with a book this old most of you probably already have your own opinions).

Thats a bargain. The book is good even though Tully asserts that Stride was killed by her pimp which is for me, just a minor flaw.But still Kelly is one of my top three suspects thanks to Mr. Tully's work.
Jordan

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi all. The late James Tully did the best he could at the time his book was written, and as good as it is, it must be mentioned that it contains many factual errors relating to the murders. This was not at all uncommon for the time. But I agree with everyone else that this book should be on every Ripperologist's shelf.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott