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  • Addy
    Detective
    • Jan 2010
    • 214

    #1

    Alexander J Parker

    Hi all!

    it has been a loooong time since I was here but I need your opinions!
    I an thimking of buying Alexander J Parkers book JtR Design for Death. I like the words groundbreaking, thoroughly researched etc. However, this can also mean: complete nonsense. What do you think?

    Addy
  • barnflatwyngarde
    Inspector
    • Sep 2014
    • 1177

    #2


    I hadn't heard of this book Addy.

    Here is the link to the Amazon page relating to the book.



    I note that it is an ebook 700 pages long, if that is true, I think that it is probably the longest book ever written on the subject.

    It is only £4.43 for the Kindle edition, so it might be worth a punt.

    If you do buy it, please post on the boards what you think of it.

    It may be reviewed in a future Ripperana.

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    • Robert
      Commissioner
      • Feb 2008
      • 5163

      #3
      Looks like you may be able to read it free :



      You can read the preview anyway.

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      • Addy
        Detective
        • Jan 2010
        • 214

        #4
        Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post

        I hadn't heard of this book Addy.

        Here is the link to the Amazon page relating to the book.



        I note that it is an ebook 700 pages long, if that is true, I think that it is probably the longest book ever written on the subject.

        It is only £4.43 for the Kindle edition, so it might be worth a punt.

        If you do buy it, please post on the boards what you think of it.

        It may be reviewed in a future Ripperana.
        I will let you know what I think! It might be a while, my bday is end of June and it might be one of the presents then. But I’ll let you know!

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        • Herlock Sholmes
          Commissioner
          • May 2017
          • 22684

          #5
          I’ve now got it and I’ve read 12% so far. The author is taking a very logic/science approach which is no bad thing of course.
          Herlock Sholmes

          ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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          • Herlock Sholmes
            Commissioner
            • May 2017
            • 22684

            #6
            Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post

            I hadn't heard of this book Addy.

            Here is the link to the Amazon page relating to the book.



            I note that it is an ebook 700 pages long, if that is true, I think that it is probably the longest book ever written on the subject.

            It is only £4.43 for the Kindle edition, so it might be worth a punt.

            If you do buy it, please post on the boards what you think of it.

            It may be reviewed in a future Ripperana.
            Hello Barn,

            i think you mean Ripperologist?
            Herlock Sholmes

            ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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            • barnflatwyngarde
              Inspector
              • Sep 2014
              • 1177

              #7
              Hello Barn,

              i think you mean Ripperologist?


              Once again your'e right Herlock.
              I've been all over the place this week.

              I think I need to listen to John Prine for a few hours.

              Or do I mean Blaze Foley?

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              • Herlock Sholmes
                Commissioner
                • May 2017
                • 22684

                #8
                Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post
                Hello Barn,

                i think you mean Ripperologist?


                Once again your'e right Herlock.
                I've been all over the place this week.

                I think I need to listen to John Prine for a few hours.

                Or do I mean Blaze Foley?


                Its gonna be strange not getting Ripperana delivered. End of an era.
                Herlock Sholmes

                ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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                • barnflatwyngarde
                  Inspector
                  • Sep 2014
                  • 1177

                  #9
                  I have never seen it Herlock.

                  Do you know if any copies of Ripperana are available online?

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                  • Herlock Sholmes
                    Commissioner
                    • May 2017
                    • 22684

                    #10
                    Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post
                    I have never seen it Herlock.

                    Do you know if any copies of Ripperana are available online?
                    No Barn. They were always hardcopy. Little A5 pamphlets. To be honest the ripper content lessened over the years but it was well worth getting. I have around 80+. I have a friend who has them all.

                    Herlock Sholmes

                    ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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                    • Herlock Sholmes
                      Commissioner
                      • May 2017
                      • 22684

                      #11
                      Ok I’m now 22% through the book and I’m fearing the worst. Far too much statistical stuff for me. He’s concluded that the murder sites weren’t random so I’m kind of expecting a conspiracy (he’s already made a passing reference to Black Magic.) Its quite well written though and he’s certainly put in a lot of work so I should pre-judge. It’s certainly no throwaway book. I just don’t like statistical analysis and that kind of stuff. He does tend toward over-confidence when he says that the ripper must have had knowledge of the murder sites though.
                      Herlock Sholmes

                      ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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                      • Herlock Sholmes
                        Commissioner
                        • May 2017
                        • 22684

                        #12
                        It’s the Freemasons
                        Herlock Sholmes

                        ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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                        • barnflatwyngarde
                          Inspector
                          • Sep 2014
                          • 1177

                          #13
                          Hey Herlock,
                          It's really good getting critical inputs as someone makes their way through a book.

                          Keep posting this way, I'm genuinely intrigued.

                          ​​​​​

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                          • Herlock Sholmes
                            Commissioner
                            • May 2017
                            • 22684

                            #14
                            Well.....sorry it’s not a running commentary on this one Barn but I just couldn’t manage it. This book was hard going for me. I don’t envy Paul Begg if he decides to do a proper review.

                            Ill admit to skimming much of the Freemasonic stuff and the statistical stuff and the astrological stuff but I’ve read it. I really couldn’t read all of it though and that’s unheard of for me. It’s way too long and I have nothing against long books. I’ll be interested to hear a proper review by someone that reads every bit of it so I’ll accept the criticism that I’ve done a whole lot of skimming but my eyes were just glazing over.

                            Positives - the guy has done a hell of a lot of work on this. Maybe a hint of obsessiveness? Maybe I’m being unfair?

                            Negatives - Way too much use of statistical analysis for my liking which he says absolutely proves that the murders were Freemasonic.
                            Way too much over-confidence. He says stuff like - the rippers familiarity with the murder scenes is well established. He makes interpretations and states them as proven facts.
                            He says early in the book that the ripper clearly had an agenda and that he intends to discover it - I smell an agenda here too. I think that he began with the notion of a Freemasonic murder and then did some shoehorning.
                            He talks about Astrology!
                            He uses some esoteric method of solving the GSG!
                            He believes that the Ripper was Sir Frederick Treves and has found images in the background of a portrait of Treves relating to the murders.

                            Sorry about the negativity but I want my four quid back.
                            Last edited by Herlock Sholmes; 06-08-2019, 10:10 PM.
                            Herlock Sholmes

                            ”I don’t know who Jack the Ripper was…and neither do you.”

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                            • drstrange169
                              Superintendent
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 2410

                              #15
                              I just realised I read it a which book you are talking about, I read it a couple of months ago. There's a lot of work gone into it, and I guess you have to respect that, but unfortunately it has holes you could drive a giant redwood on the back of a truck through!
                              dustymiller
                              aka drstrange

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