Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0736686851 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 407 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Claiming to have cracked the unsolved case of Jack the Ripper, the author, combining superb investigative skills and meticulous research with modern technology, presents strong, albeit largely circumstantial, evidence as to the true culprit in this uncharacteristic work of nonfiction. Transporting listeners to 19th century England, Burton easily transitions between American and English accents, bringing an authentic, resonating flavor to the era and to the desperate lives of London's "unfortunates" who became the killer's prey. From Publishers Weekly "I knew the identity of a murderer and couldn't possibly avert my gaze," declares bestselling author and Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine chairman of the board Cornwell (The Last Precinct). Despite some tedious and over-detailed readings of medical records, laws and police reports, as well as descriptive accounts of Cornwell's experiences re-o
Abridged, five CDs, 6 hours. America's top crime writer solves the infamous case that has baffled experts for more than a century
"Now we really know to whom the sad, twisted and very sick mind belonged (no spoilers" according to Rita M.. Cornwell is so detailed and meticulous that she just hits the Ripper out of the park. Now we really know to whom the sad, twisted and very sick mind belonged (no spoilers here!). Great read!. Portrait of a guy who might or might not have killed. Patricia Cornwell's book left me very unimpressed. I have read all her Kay Scarpetta novels, and I don't remember feeling that they were full of holes and fluff, like I felt with this book.Unfortunately, I feel that instead of doing the research first and making her conclusion based on that research, instead she came to her conclusion and built the research around it. Her psychological "profiling" seems completely fabricated. She takes quotes completely out of context. She refers to artwork and paintings of Sickert's that she doesn't include. The whole book seems like an essay that she had a word count to complete. a book person but my Aunt is and she liked this book and said it was a good read Jake I'm not a book person but my Aunt is and she liked this book and said it was a good read for people interested in things of this subject.