New Ripper Book Due Out.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I note that the book runs to 216 pages, slightly longer than Christer Holmgren's book at 206 pages.

I alway feel slightly wary when someone tells me that they have definitively identified the killer in what is probably the greatest unsolved crime in history, and it only took them slightly over 200 pages to do it.

Call me Mr Cynical but I’m kind of expecting about 200 pages of re-telling of the case followed by 10 pages about the Cass case then 6 pages on why he was Jack.

I might wait until you’ve bought it first Barn

[barnflatwyngarde]

I hadn’t heard of this book until a friend pointed it out to me.

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Jack...rdback/p/21443

I note that the book runs to 216 pages, slightly longer than Christer Holmgren's book at 206 pages.

I alway feel slightly wary when someone tells me that they have definitively identified the killer in what is probably the greatest unsolved crime in history, and it only took them slightly over 200 pages to do it.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I remember the ‘old’ days when I used to look forward to every new book. I don’t want to pre-judge but these days I have to suppress a groan when I hear of a new one about to emerge. At one point I’d have said that I owned pretty much every ripper book except a couple of the rarer, more expensive ones, but now there must be loads of books that I haven’t bothered to buy and have no intention of buying. There’s a new one on the diary coming out but I can’t see me getting that one. I’m undecided on the Beattie one though as I’m echoing Wick’s post. I might wait for a review in Rip. I wonder if Paul has a copy yet?

[Abby Normal]

somebody should write a book about all the BS ripper suspects/theories! might be twenty volumes though! LOL

[Wickerman]

Well, lets see now....
Pick a person no-one else has named, make a few unfounded assumptions, offer some baseless accusations, then insist you prove them wrong.
Sounds like a winning formula to me...

[John Wheat]

Looks like it Al. I wonder if they’ll ever run out of suspects?

Only if they stop making anyone who was about at the time into a suspect Herlock.

[Herlock Sholmes]

From the cover it looks like a fit up of PC Endacott from the Cass case.
Find a name from the period, build your story from there.

Looks like it Al. I wonder if they’ll ever run out of suspects?

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

From the cover it looks like a fit up of PC Endacott from the Cass case.
Find a name from the period, build your story from there.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I hadn’t heard of this book until a friend pointed it out to me.

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Jack-the-Ripper-The-Policeman-Hardback/p/21443