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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From Longman OCT-DEC 2002
Paul Begg Jack the Ripper: The Victorian Mystery Published October 2002 by Longman at £19.99 ISBN: 058250631X

In 1888 the Whitechapel area of London was the scene of some of the most brutal murders ever recorded in history - and yet the case of Jack the Ripper remains unsolved. Steering clear of wild conspiracy theories, and spurious attempts to advance new theories about the identity of the culprit, Paul Begg instead provides the facts behind one of the most infamous and grisly episodes of the Victorian era.
The book is a social history of Victorian East London as it is about the murders themselves. Begg argues that the case excited such interest precisely because of the notoriety of the East End at the time. Chronological coverage includes detailed accounts of the lives of each of the victims and an examination of the police investigation.
Steering clear of wild conspiracy theories and spurious attempts to advance new theories about the identity of the culprit, this text instead provides the facts behind one of the most infamous and grisly episodes of the Victorian era.
Paul Begg is a leading authority on the subject of Jack the Ripper. He regularly appears on TV documentaries on the Ripper, has advised the novelists Tom Clancy and Patricia Cornwell on the facts behind the mystery and has given talks to the FBI on the subject. He is a full time writer and current Editor of the Ripperologist magazine. His previous books include, Jack the Ripper- The Uncensored Facts (Robson, 1988) and the Jack the Ripper A-Z (Hodder).

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