Bibliograph

Ripper, the secret life of Walter Sickert, Patricia Cornwell

Type

Label

Ripper, the secret life of Walter Sickert, Patricia Cornwell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-528) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ripper

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

953440856

Responsibility statement

Patricia Cornwell

Sub title

the secret life of Walter Sickert

Summary

Examines the century-old series of murders that terrorized London in the 1880s, drawing on research, state-of-the-art forensic science, and insights into the criminal mind to reveal the true identity of the infamous Jack the Ripper

Table Of Contents

Mr. Nobody -- The unfortunates -- By some person unknown -- A glorious boy -- Thorns and sharp stones -- Walter and the boys -- The daughters of Cobden -- The gentleman slummer -- A bit of broken looking glass -- The dark lantern -- The royal conspiracy -- Dreadful bleeding corpses -- Instant death -- Wide staring eyes -- Red fingerprints -- Hue and cry -- Crochet work and flowers -- A cautious indicator -- A painted letter -- A man in ordinary life -- Stygian blackness -- The streets until dawn -- A shiny black bag -- These characters about -- Night horrors -- A great joke -- A social disease -- A lovely sea side business -- A very bad man -- In a horse bin -- Three keys -- The darkest day of the darkest night -- Sweet violets -- Shapes on the wall -- Further from the grave -- My coda to Jack the Ripper -- How it all began and never ended

Target audience

adult

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