The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper

What you need to know before your trail

This volume collects all the key factual evidence about one of the most infamous crimes  of the 19th century and puts forward some 20 different arguments as to the identity of Jack the Ripper himself. There have been many opinions forwarded over the years including literary voices such as  Patricia Cornwell as well as bonafide Ripperologist such as William Beadle, Melvyn Fairclough, Martin Fido, Shirley Harrison, James Tully and Colin Wilson.

The identity of Jack the Ripper, the man or indeed woman, who brutally killed five prostitutes and maybe even more,  has plagued professional historians, criminologists, writers and amateur enthusiasts ever since the murders took place. The list of suspects is long: Montague John Druitt, Walter Sickert, Aaron Kosminski, Michael Ostrog, William Henry Bury, Dr Tumblety and James Maybrick. The only certainty is that Ripperologist have not found an invididual on whom they can all agree. A detailed chronology, extensive bibliography and filmography allows you the reader to make up your own mind..