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Leah Lopez (7 KP) rated Mayhem in Books

Nov 6, 2019

Battling with insomnia, and his addictions to Laudanum and the Opium dens of London, Dr Bond, (a) Police Surgeon, is assigned to help identify (the) mutilated female corpses'-inspired by true events-The Thames Torso Murders-found in the gaslit Victorian era of London.

Jack the Ripper is the accused but Dr Bond believes the eerie deaths are the works of somebody, or something else and sets out to find whoever, or whatever, it is.

Based on true events, Sarah Pinborough has added a supernatural ending.

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Sonofdel (6265 KP) rated Savage in Books

May 2, 2022

Savage

Richard Laymon | 1993 | Crime, Horror

8.0

(3 Ratings)

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excellent story, good characters, interesting plot (0 more)

ending too predictable (0 more)

Great take on an Urban Myth

A really excellent read. Being a fan of King, Herbert, Masterton, Barker etc, I do like a good horror and this almost ticks all the boxes for me. The idea behind the story is genius and sets its basis on the Jack the Ripper myth. Now imagine that a boy witnessed him murder, followed him, got caught by him, kidnapped by him and taken to America, with me so far? Now also imagine said boy decides to track down this killer and that is basically what the book is about. With it being set in the eighteen hundreds it makes clever use of the fact that there were no computers to help him, no internet to search, no mobile telephone to aid him. This is one boy (at the start) and his quest to track down and kill a killer. The book has more than this to offer though. The best way i can describe it is The Hardy Boys meets Around the World in 80 days :) Worth a read and definitely a different take on the whole Jack the Ripper myth :)

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The Ripper (The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #4)

L.J. Smith

8.2 (5 Ratings) Rate It

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The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series by L.J. Smith. The Ripper is the fourth...

1888 London Murders in the Year of the Ripper

Peter Stubley

9.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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In 1888 Jack the Ripper made the headlines with a series of horrific murders that remain unsolved to...

Kristin (149 KP) rated Murder Red Ink in Books

Dec 7, 2018

Disclaimer: I received an e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

I personally loved "Ghosts of San Francisco" and I'm an avid reader of anything having to do with Jack the Ripper, so when I was given the opportunity to read and review "Murder Red Ink," there was no way I could pass it up. And once again, Mr. McGhee does not disappoint!

This book involves a very interesting take on the Ripper murders, and it kept me engrossed from beginning to end. There were many times I had to put it down because of that pesky thing called "life," but I just didn't want to, and that's how you know a book is awesome.

Wonderful novel, tantalizing plot and theories, and another great story from this author. Keep 'em coming! =)

5 stars

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Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1)

Sharon Bolton

8.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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She can’t stop shivering. But this isn’t cold. This is terror. A savage murder on London’s...

The Midnight Assassin

Skip Hollandsworth

8.0 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western...

Fruit Bat (42 KP) rated Jack The Ripper: Live and UnCut in Books

Mar 1, 2018

Matt Leyshon sets his novel in present day Chicago but the real story beings when Carl Axford is sent back in time to Whitechapel London 1888 and where he will bear witness to the work one of history most notorious serial killers known “Jack The Ripper”.

For those who are drawn to historical fiction and enjoy a good gripping thriller this is a must read . It has every thing a good fictionalised historical novel should have well researched historical details and a good dose of fiction.Well dons Matt can't wait for the next one.