The Whitechapel Fiend

Name: The Whitechapel Fiend
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Author: Cassandra Clare
ISBN: 9781442383999

Author: Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

Series: Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy #3

Narrator: Luke Pasqualino

Unabridged: 1 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 04/21/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, School, Children's Short Stories, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

Jack the Ripper stalks through London, and only the Shadowhunters can stop him. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.

Simon learns the truth behind the Jack the Ripper murders—“Jack” was stopped by Will Herondale and his institute of Victorian Shadowhunters.

This standalone e-only short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy features characters from Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, and the upcoming Dark Artifices and Last Hours series. The Whitechapel Fiend is written by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson.

About Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare, real name, Judith Rumelt, is an American author, best known for her young adult fiction works. Her bestselling effort is The Mortal Instruments. She was born to American parents of Jewish descent in Iran in 1973. Her grandfather was film producer Max Rosenberg. During her formative years, Clare traveled extensively throughout Europe. She went to high school in California, then split her time between there and New York. She ended up working for The Hollywood Reporter. In Los Angeles she began to write some Internet fiction pieces, but just before writing her first book, The City of Bones, she deleted them.

City of Bones was released by Simon and Schuster in 2007. It is fantasy inspired by the landscape of Manhattan. Next came City of Ashes, and City of Glass, which completed the first trilogy. The second trilogy featured City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, and City of Heavenly Fire. In 2013, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was made into a movie starring Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower. Clare currently resides in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband and three cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sasha on February 24, 2016

SO many amazing moments in this tale. We got taken back to the 1800s with Jem, Will and Tessa. I laughed and cried (happy tears of course) and laughed some more thanks to Jace: “Good night, Wiggles.” “Wiggles?” “Yes, Wiggles. Your nickname? It’s what you always made us call you. I almost forgot your na......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on March 03, 2016

SO GOOD! We got Simon and George of course (the cutest boys), but we were also absolutely spoiled with Jace, Tessa, Jem, and MY LOVE WILL HERONDALE! Cassandra Clare puts a new spin on the mystery of Jack the Ripper, which actually started to make a lot of sense, and we get to see the next generation......more

Goodreads review by Katerina on July 09, 2017

“Once, I was not called Tessa Gray but Tessa Herondale.” Help me, my heart lies bleeding on the floor. Will Herondale as a father. A husband. A loving parabatai despite everything. How could I not love this story? Action, mystery, and the true story about Jack the Ripper's reign of terror......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on March 10, 2016

This gets 5 stars because WILL TESSA JEM MY HEART. I loved going back to their world and also getting some Simon and Jace friendship action. SO MANY EMOTIONS.......more