The Big Book of Jack the Ripper, Otto Penzler
The Big Book of Jack the Ripper, Otto Penzler
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The Big Book of Jack the Ripper

Author: Otto Penzler

Series: Big Book

Narrator: Esther Wane, Nigel Patterson

Unabridged: 55 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2020


Synopsis

Of the real-life serial killers whose gruesome acts have been splashed across headlines, none has reached the mythical status of Jack the Ripper. In the Ripper's wake, terror swept through the streets of London's East End in the fall of 1888. As quickly as his nightmarish reign came, Saucy Jack vanished without a trace—leaving future generations to speculate upon his identity and whereabouts. He was diabolical in a way never seen before—a killer who taunted the police, came up with his own legendary monikers, and, ultimately, got away with his heinous crimes.

More than a century later, the man "from hell" continues to live on in our imaginations—and in some of the most spec­tacularly unnerving stories, both fiction and nonfiction, ever written. The Big Book of Jack the Ripper immerses you in the utterly chilling world of Red Jack's London, where his unprecedented evil still lurks.

This anthology includes legendary stories by Marie Belloc Lowndes, Robert Bloch, and Ellery Queen; captivating essays from George Bernard Shaw, Stephen Hunter, and Peter Underwood; riveting new stories by contemporary masters Jeffrey Deaver, Loren D. Estleman, Lyndsay Faye, and many more; and astonishing theories from the world's foremost Ripperologists.

About Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler, proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, founded The Mysterious Press in 1975, now an imprint at Grove/Atlantic, and publishes classic crime fiction through MysteriousPress.com. Penzler has won two Edgar Awards, MWA's Ellery Queen Award, and the Raven Award. He has been given Lifetime Achievement awards by Noircon and the Strand Magazine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on June 15, 2019

I am writing my own "ghost" story and I mention Jack the Ripper in it. As I was writing, I wondered if my information was accurate. Jack the Ripper is a nefarious legend about a serial killer, his victims were prostitutes but that was as far as my knowledge went. I did not want to include erroneous......more

Goodreads review by Syeda Sumayya on June 06, 2020

It's a concise but very complete account of JTR and all there is to know about it. It gives information about all the victims, details of the murders, list of suspects, the officers who worked on the case and the books they wrote after retiring. It also mentions where those crime scenes are located......more

Goodreads review by فهد on October 13, 2020

Jack the Ripper قرأت هذا الكتاب كقراءة استطرادية بعد قراءة كتاب (الخمسة) والذي فصلت فيه المؤلفة حيوات النساء اللواتي قتلهن جاك السفاح، هذا الكتاب كبقية الكتب يركز على الجرائم وعلى المشتبه بهم والنظريات التي طرحت.......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on September 20, 2018

This book was truly nothing more than a pamphlet as it is repetitive and stuffed with drawings. The writing is elementary level and in fact, if the book wasn't about such a horrible killer, I would have thought this to be one of those overpriced, book fair offerings that you got in grade school. The......more

Goodreads review by Zenith on February 10, 2018

Overall an entertaining coffee table book with lots of pictures and illustrations, summing up a few well known facts about the Jack the Ripper case. I liked how it also offered a brief perspective on the victims' lives. Overall nothing new, nothing comprehensive and I did not understand the point of......more