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Ripper

The Secret Life of Walter Sickert

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Ripper

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: Mary Stuart Masterson
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From New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world's most chilling cases of serial murder - and the police force that failed to solve it.

Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art - as well as extensive evidence - points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material - including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause - and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny.

Incorporating material from Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed, this new edition has been revised and expanded to include eight new chapters.

©2002, 2016 Cornwell Enterprises, Inc. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all right reserved. Europe Great Britain Murder True Crime England Fiction Forensics

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this was generally a good listen and quite compelling argument. Unfortunately it was ruined by trying to link disasters, technical glitches and a terrorist attack to some kind of ghostly jack the ripper!

Ruined by ridiculous 'spooky events'

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This was an interesting update to the original title. It is well narrated and makes quite a compelling case against Walter Sickert being Jack the Ripper.

Interesting Listen

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As a born and bred Londoner, hailing from the East End, I would have preferred someone reading it who took the trouble to get the correct pronunciations of place names. It's the river Lea pronounced 'Lee' and not 'Lee-A', and it's Bow as in a ribbon bow, not 'bow' as in bending at the waist, for 'Bow Street Runners'. It jarred every time it was mentioned and made me take the story less seriously!

Interesting theory

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So there is A LOT of controversy around this book which is rather puzzling given that there's a fair amount of evidence on display here to suggest Walter Sickert was in fact Jack the Ripper. Whilst Patricia is using some logical leaps and educated guesses at some aspects of the man's life I think she puts forward a good case and cast a fascinating light on a well worn subject.

I cannot understand the backlash she's received off the back of this novel. I can only assume it's a case of ripperologists who're already convinced of another suspect and don't want to be proven wrong and the artistic community getting it's panties in a bunch for potentially revering a monsterous serial killer as an artistic icon. Ultimately no likes to feel like they're in the wrong which is what appears to have happened.

Ignore the negative pressure you'll see about this book because most of it has its own barely concealed agenda and isn't very objective.

Definitely worth a listen!

Takes some getting into but now I love it!

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Makes you think - some of the words are mispronounced or incorrect grammar/words are used, which might drive you up the wall but in general, really interesting, fascinating and can’t wait to do more research on this subject 👍

Great Stuff

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I did struggle with this book at the start, I had to keep re listening to get into the mindset and follow the people involved.
However, a few chapters in I was fully drawn into the book and inspired by the writers evidence!

a wonderful insight

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loved this book and made me think about things I never had before about the Ripper. It was read very well by the narrator .

brilliant facts

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I read this bookk when it was first released and found it far more informative.

Ripper

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loved it. Really draws you in. plausible, well put together, I couldn't put it down

a must for any ripper curious readers

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I love Cornwell’s book as they are so well researched as is this one. Sadly it’s badly let down by the narration which is stilted and wooden to say the least so much so that I couldn’t finish it

Well researched but let down by poor narration

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