Stalking Jack the Ripper

326 pages

English language

Published Feb. 12, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-316-27349-7
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OCLC Number:
939705245

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3 stars (2 reviews)

A gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, where an intrepid society girl finds herself embroiled in the investigation of a serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

6 editions

Review of 'Stalking Jack the Ripper' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

DNF at 15%
People, you must have all lost it, otherwise I cannot understand what happened here

If I read one more line like "I am not like other girls, but it's totally fine to like feminine dresses" I will vomit over my poor kindle.
Jane Austen would turn in her grave reading this. She would probably take it and rewrite it into a sarcastic comedy.

What character depth are you talking about?
The "I am so fucking smart, I know things much better than anyone else, but fuck up every 5 seconds and my uncle, brother and love interest need to save and tell me off"
The arrogance? The sad basic sob story? What humility are you talking about when she talks down all other girls at every corner. Do you girls talk about your friends that way? Or is it that 21st century girl that was put into …

Review of 'Stalking Jack the Ripper' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I wish more than ever that I had picked up this book earlier. I had this book on my Nook and unfortunately life has a way of forcing you to put books on the back burner but I think now with the things being a bit the way they are, I was able to escape into a part of history that continues to not only fascinate myself but the rest of the world itself. I love it when books do that and draw you in. Those are the type of books that I absolutely love and adore and wish a lot of reads I have done would do the same.

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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Serial murderers
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • History

Places

  • Great Britain
  • London (England)