The Complete Jack the Ripper
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The Complete Jack the Ripper

by Donald Rumbelow

1975•Documentary•305 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalcrimemysteryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, dark non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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About This Book

Discover the theories and facts surrounding the Whitechapel murders in David Rumbelow's The Complete Jack the Ripper... It is 1888 in London's Whitechapel district, where one by one a group of prostitutes are brutally murdered. Opium smoking Inspector Fred Abberline is called upon to investigate these horrific murders and through his visions track down and trap Jack the Ripper.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalCrimeMysterySolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

CrimeHistoryNonfictionSerial murdersSociologyTrue CrimeJack, the ripperSerial murderers

Details

Author
Donald Rumbelow
Published
1975
Pages
305
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