Ripperology The Best of Ripperologist Magazine

2007, American hardcover edition, Barnes & Noble, NY. 247 pages. One of the cottage industries in world publishing is the number of books on Jack the Ripper. The so-called Whitechapel murders have been featured in umpteen titles over the years and, depending upon which titles you choose to read, our man Jack was really a royal, a medical doctor, someone off his trolley, and/or you tell us. English magazine Ripperologist was launched in 1994. Here are 27 articles from that magazine, written by acknowledged Ripper experts. Here is every angle of the celebrated murders. We have technical profiles, examinations of the murder sites, a hard focus on particular victims of the Ripper, side looks at suspects, the policemen involved in the investigations, and much more. Author / editor Paul Begg is an experienced journalist and has written other titles about the Ripper and has appeared on TV discussing the famous butcher. The articles here range in length and include a 2-page essay by Anne Perry. This is a speedy read and fans of true crime will certainly enjoy all this. Terrific dj art of a suspicious hat-wearing villain in shadow and fog.