Jack the Ripper A to Z

by Paul Begg, Keith Skinner

Collects alphabetically the people, places, and theories connected to the lingering mystery of Jack the Ripper; presents newly discovered information; and evaluates conflicting theories

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction, History, Crime, Historical, Reference

560 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2010

About the author

Paul Begg is acknowledged worldwide as one of the leading authorities on the Jack the Ripper mystery. He has worked in newspapers, television and publishing. He has written extensively on Jack the Ripper, including Jack the Ripper: The Uncensored Facts, Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History and Jack the Ripper: The Facts. He is also the author of Into Thin Air, The Scotland Yard Files and Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea. Paul was formerly the editor of the Ripperologist magazine and has appeared as an historical advisor on several television programmes.

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 3 out of 5]

Massive encyclopedia-format collection of everything written about JTR (the purportedly factual material at least), every suspect, every theory, and apparently anyone who was ever mentioned in the case files for any reason. AND their relatives. A tremendous resource.

[Mary (Biblophile) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rather dry but fascinating guide to Jack the Ripper. I learned quite a few things I wasn't aware of. It was a bit of a disappointment that the Kindle addition doesn't include photos although many were published before. A great reference guide.

[Jerin Tahapary]

Greatest true crime-er tributary,
creams crime history to eternity.

[Paul Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb volume very comprehensive and extensive information on the ripper case. Not for the casual reader, this is 580 page tome which at the time of printing (2010) was right up to date. Very detailed, this makes for excellent reference material by the experts in the field Begg, Fido and Skinner. Brilliant book.

[Antti Sorri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Erittäin suositeltava, käsittämättömän paljon faktaa ja tietoa sisältävä kokonaisesitys Whitechapelin murhista. Aihepiirin ehdoton perusteos!

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[Suzanne Hess · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a frightening read. There was so much evidence, and yet they still do not know for certain who he was.

[Jade]

An interesting read ...with everything and everyone ever connected to the ripper case.i found out alot i never knew.a must have for true crime /ripper /conspiracy fans

[Guido Bergmans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uitstekend referentiewerk door drie befaamde Ripperologen. Niet om alle entries achter mekaar uit te lezen, want vele zijn maar zijdelings met het hoofdverhaal verbonden, en verliezen zich soms ook in verregaande muggenzifterij, maar om bepaalde zaken op te zoeken. Ik heb hem maar op "Read" gezet, hoewel ik hem misschien nooit helemaal zal uitlezen.
Werd na zijn eerste publicatie in 1991 meermaals geüpdated, ook nog eens bij de digitalisering in 2015. Must-have voor de amateur-Ripperoloog.

[Bea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing I didn't already know at this point, but still, I can't fault the authors for going into more detail than what is usually given in the typical documentaries on television.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Help full reference tool.

[Tom Wescott · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of only handful of Ripper books that can be called truly indispensable.

[W.M. Wiltshire]

Research for my NEXT TIME trilogy

[Dr. Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think you can surmise my fascination with this individual :)