Jack the Ripper, the late-Victorian killer who brought terror to London's Whitechaple, still prowls our imaginations today. His victims were all female prostitutes; most had their throats cut and were gruesomely butchered. The case unleashed an avalanche of letters claiming responsibility for the murders, but the Rippers identity was never established despite the best efforts of Scotland Yard.
Val Horsler has been involved for almost 30 years in history, heritage and archaeology publishing, most recently as Head of Publishing at English Heritage. Now a full-time writer and editor, her recent publications include Living the Past and This Spectred Isled: A Journey through Haunted England (co-authored with Susan Kelleher). She has two daughters and lives by the sea in Kent, England.