Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper--Case Closed

Type

Book

Authors

Patricia Cornwell

ISBN 10

0399149325

ISBN 13

9780399149320

Tags

Crime & Criminals, Murder & Mayhem, History, Forensic Science, Jack the Ripper, Serial murders, England, 19th century, Whitechapel

Abstract

The best-selling novelist turns her attention to the real-life, century-old series of crimes that terrorized London in the 1880s, drawing on meticulous research, state-of-the art forensic science, and insights into the criminal mind to reveal the true identity of the infamous Jack the Ripper.

Description

Mr. nobody -- The tour -- The unfortunates -- By some person unknown -- A glorious boy -- Walter and the boys -- The gentleman slummer -- A bit of broken looking glass -- The dark lantern -- Medicine of the courts -- Summer night -- The young and beautiful -- Hue and cry -- Crochet work and flowers -- A painted letter -- Stygian blackness -- The streets until dawn -- A shiny black bag -- These characters about -- Beyond identity -- A great joke -- Barren fields and lag-heaps -- The guest book -- In a horse-bin -- Three keys -- The daughters of Cobden -- The darkest night in the day -- Further from the grave.

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-379) and index.

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