With the benefit of her studies in forensic medicine, the author (an American thriller writer with a distinguished reputation) meticulously presents the reasons for concluding that the famous English painter Walter Richard Sickert was Jack the Ripper. It makes a fascinating and gripping but also macabre and sad study given that the serial killer chose his victims from the downtrodden of Victorian London. You can always skip gory parts if you are squeamish!
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 20 September 2003 ) |
