Pariah

I picked this up having previously read and enjoyed "Zombie Britannica" by the same author. This book is very different to that one although the short quick paced chapters were the same. The story starts explaining about the Jack the ripper murders that occured in London in the 18oo's, I was and am......more

I was so disappointed in this book. It was so promising to start with- the intrigue, the idea of the devil on earth, the reformed character trying to get closure, and the jumping between time frames- I thought was handled very well. Even the red herring of the upstairs neighbour who was obviously some......more

WARNING. CONTAINS SPOILERS. I made one mistake. I judged a book by its cover. And now I have very mixed emotions about this whole book; I really can’t wrap my head around it. Two things attracted me to this book. The first was the book cover, and I know I shouldn’t really do that but I’m sure we are......more

Full review can be found here. At the start of the book, I was sold. As I suspect is the case with many people, I find Jack the Ripper to be a fascinating case. He did, after all, go down in infamy. Due to the fact that we know so little about him, this allows authors to let their imagination go wild......more

The 1888 murders of 5 east end Londoners was never solved, though the cases became famous for the nick name given to the never-identified murderer: Jack the Ripper. East End suffers another murder spree in 1996, and again, the cases go unsolved. The bulk of the story takes place 2011, when Charlie F......more