What book should I get next?

[Bridewell]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't only the latest edition titled 'Complete'? I thought the earlier ones were just JTR: A-Z. To be fair, I haven't looked at them since 2010 when the new one came out because that's the only one I use.

But yes, anyone buying A-Z make sure you get the 2010 edition. Which seriously needs a Kindle edition, by the way.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

Apologies, Tom, yes. I have the later version only, having given the other to my daughter.

[PaulB]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't only the latest edition titled 'Complete'? I thought the earlier ones were just JTR: A-Z. To be fair, I haven't looked at them since 2010 when the new one came out because that's the only one I use.

But yes, anyone buying A-Z make sure you get the 2010 edition. Which seriously needs a Kindle edition, by the way.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

Kindle edition is coming next year.

[Scott Nelson]

I've heard of this book. Apparently it goes back to....1991, I think. Does anybody have an old edition they could lend me?

[Tom_Wescott]

Kindle edition is coming next year.

That's great news! It will be a big seller.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Lechmere]

In answer to the opening question...
My one...
...when it comes out.

[Tom_Wescott]

In answer to the opening question...
My one...
...when it comes out.

That's two years from now.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Amanda]

In answer to the opening question...
My one...
...when it comes out.

Unless mine comes out first...

[Tom_Wescott]

Unless mine comes out first...

Uh oh, the race is on. Just be sure Ed doesn't cut you off at the Cross, Amanda.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Amanda]

Ha,ha...

Uh oh, the race is on. Just be sure Ed doesn't cut you off at the Cross, Amanda.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

Hi Tom,
No competition. Mine is a totally different angle...

Let's just say it probably won't ruffle any feathers on here.
Amanda

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Tom,
No competition. Mine is a totally different angle...

Let's just say it probably won't ruffle any feathers on here.
Amanda

If it doesn't piss someone off then you've gone wrong somewhere.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Amanda]

Good point

If it doesn't piss someone off then you've gone wrong somewhere.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

Ha,ha, good point Tom.

I already pissed off Trevor a while back when his Feigenbaum book came out.

Let's just say my research is a lot more thorough.
Amanda

[Monty]

In answer to the opening question...
My one...
...when it comes out.

The question refers to non fiction.

It'll never qualify.

Monty

[milpool]

Hi there Milpool

Depends what else you've read...

Tom's book is excellent, and as I've said before, something completely different....but not really a read for a total novice...I say this not condescendingly, but because there are themes and inferences therein that a beginner might not really totally get...

What've you read so far milpool?

All the best

Dave

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm a fairly hardened student of the Ripper murders. I studied the case from about 1988 until about 6/7 years ago when I took a break and now I'm getting the bug again.
I've read a fair number of books by the great Ripper authors, Rumbelow, Sugden, Fido, Begg, Evans etc.
I've also read the book on Donston Stephenson by Ivor Edwards, I've read a lot about the Diary and Patricia Cornwell's rather unpopular book on Walter Sickert amongst others. I've also got a lot of sourcebooks and general Ripper related material, so I'm pretty well read on the subject.

Now that I'm back on the Ripper scene, I've noticed that there's been another hundred thousand books published! What I'm looking for now is something slightly different to what I've read previously and therefore the Bank Holiday Murders seems an attractive starting point.

However, if anyone has any others that they recommend, I'd be very grateful.

Cheers guys!

[GUT]

Have you read Helena's book on Chapman.

[milpool]

Have you read Helena's book on Chapman.

Not yet, does it come highly recommended?