Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper--Case Closed

Cornwell, Patricia

ISBN 10: 0399149325 / ISBN 13: 9780399149320

Published by Putnam Adult, 2002

About this Item

First edition, first printing, full number line starting with "1". DJ intact. Appears unread, minor shelf and/or handling wear, initials inside. Providing superior service since 2001. Dropshippers heartily welcomed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper--Case Closed
• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399149325
• ISBN 13: 9780399149320
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 26 ounces

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Synopsis

The best-selling novelist turns her attention to the real-life, century-old series of crimes that terrorized London in the 1880s, drawing on meticulous research, state-of-the art forensic science, and insights into the criminal mind to reveal the true identity of the infamous Jack the Ripper. 750,000 first printing.

About the Author

Patricia Cornwell's most recent number-one bestsellers include The Last Precinct and Isle of Dogs. Her earlier work includes Postmortem-the only novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Aventure in a single year-and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the year's best crime novel of 1993. Her fictional chief medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, won the 1999 Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author. Cornwell helped establish the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine, the first forensic training facility of its kind in the nation, and serves as the Institute's Chairman of the Board. Visit the Institute's website vifsm.org and Cornwell's own website at patriciacornwell.com.