Woman at the Devils Door, Sarah Beth Hopton
Woman at the Devils Door, Sarah Beth Hopton
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Woman at the Devil's Door
The Untold Story of the Hampstead Murderess

Author: Sarah Beth Hopton

Narrator: Kate Mulligan

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2018


Synopsis

Discover the haunting untold true story of the woman whose crimes inspired speculation that Jack the Ripper was a woman.On October 24, 1890, the body of a woman was discovered on a pile of rubbish in Hampstead, North London. Her arms were lacerated and her face bloodied; her head was severed from her body except for a few sinews. Later that day, a blood-soaked stroller was found leaning against a residential gate, and the following morning the dead body of a baby was found hidden underneath a nettle bush. So began the chilling story of the Hampstead Tragedy.Eventually, Scotland Yard knocked on the door of No. 2 Priory Street, home to Mary Eleanor Pearcey, the pretty twenty-four-year-old mistress whose dying request was as bizarre and mysterious as her life. Woman at the Devil’s Door is a thrilling look at this notorious murderer and the webs she wove.

About Sarah Beth Hopton

Sarah Beth Hopton came by her love of crime writing honestly: her father was a detective for the sheriff’s office and a graduate of Quantico’s FBI Academy who shared with her his admiration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes at an early age. She grew up visiting her father after school at the county jail and passed the time between homework and dinner pouring over his old, unsolved case files or eating a candy bar with Old Smokey, the beloved district attorney who liked to tell tall tales about the rural county’s many criminal shenanigans. Hopton holds degrees in journalism, creative writing, and rhetoric and is an assistant professor at Appalachian State University. When she’s not in the archives skulking after the next case, she’s working her 3.5-acre organic homestead with her partner, their two dogs, pigs, chickens, rabbits, too many ducks, and a rascally fainting goat named after her dad, Bob.

About Kate Mulligan

Kate Mulligan has acted with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for more than ten seasons in productions including Hairspray, Alice in Wonderland, and Sense and Sensibility. Her film and television work includes Being John Malkovich and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on April 13, 2020

This book is the harrowing account of the murder of a young woman and her baby. There's no mystery as to who did it. The scene, bloodied, with bloodied clothes, broken glass and bloodied murder weapon, plus a plethora of eyewitnesses who heard the screams and saw the murderer leaving the house, carr......more

Goodreads review by Heather on May 04, 2021

I don't think I have ever rated a non-fiction 5 stars, let alone a true crime novel. However, this story captivated me, and I just wanted to continuously know more and more! This hit so many different elements that draw me to true crime. I am not here for the violence of it , but for the psychologic......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on September 20, 2019

Didn't get interesting till almost the end when it talked about the social issues regarding the death penalty at that time.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 28, 2018

Loved it! A fascinating case! Full review to come.......more