MURDER & MADNESS The Secret Life of Jack the Ripper Based on Heretofore Unrevealed Information from Scotland Yard.

Abrahamsen (Dr. David)

ISBN 10: 0860518426 / ISBN 13: 9780860518426

Published by Robson Books., 1992

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Hardback. 1st UK edn. The author sheds intriguing new light on these classic questions : Who was Jack the Ripper and what were the forces that drove him? Approaching the case from a psychiatric perspective, Dr. Abrahamsen examined and analysed all the evidence available to Scotland Yard, including never-before-released files. He uncovered startling evidence that suggested JtR was two people, one of whom was a member of the British Royal Family. Illus., Appendix, Bibliog. and Index. 224pp. 8vo. h/back. F. in Vg+ dw.

Seller Inventory # 4280

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MURDER & MADNESS The Secret Life of Jack the Ripper Based on Heretofore Unrevealed Information from Scotland Yard.
• Publisher: Robson Books.
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0860518426
• ISBN 13: 9780860518426
• Binding: Hardcover / Hardback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Jack the Ripper and Assoc.

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Synopsis

Hardcover with dust jacket (slight tear on upper edge of dust jacket). Some pages appear to have coffee stains, otherwise no underlining or highlighting noted.

From Library Journal

Who was Jack the Ripper? If the answer is not yet known, it is not for lack of study. The murders in Victorian London have been exhaustively examined, but it is close to impossible to reconstruct a century-old crime. Abrahamsen, author of Confessions of Son of Sam ( LJ 3/15/85) and an expert witness in the investigations of the Leopold and Loeb case and Lee Harvey Oswald, is as qualified as anyone to speculate. As the book evolves, however, his theory does seem to be entirely speculation. The author definitely puts a new twist on an old suspect, and the book makes for interesting reading. Unfortunately, he uses facts that support his purpose and discards those that don't. He accepts the testimony of a controversial witness but discounts a crucial part of her statements that conflict with his theory. He also makes some grand leaps in logic, such as labeling a man a pedophile because he was described as "a hero among the smaller boys." In the end, the book fails to convince, but the theory remains intriguing. Recommended for large crime collections and collections focusing on serial killers.
- Lois Walker, formerly with Winthrop Coll. Lib., Rock Hill, S.C.
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