Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook [Paperback]

Donald Rumbelow (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 319 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Books (July 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042511869X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425118696
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rumbelow's book one of the best, November 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook (Paperback)

I found this book to be one of the most comprehensive on the subject I have ever read, and believe me, I have read them all. I have also had the great pleasure to accompany Mr. Rumbelow on one of his famous "Jack the Ripper" walking tours whilst in London and he is without a doubt one of the foremost experts in the field of "Ripperology" today!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on the subject, August 21, 2002

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D. C. Cannon "dcannon661" (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook (Hardcover)

This is easily the best book on Jack the Ripper I have read yet. Rumbelow adds a lot of background to the case study, including an early chapter on just how horrible the London slums were in Victorian times (far worse than anything out of Dickens). He also covers what the press and the police departments were doing as the case unfolded, which form interesting subplots of their own. The last half of the book is not quite as good as it wanders over a slew of suspects, a handful of later serial killers, and comments on a few media versions of the case. Still Rumbleow is thorough and objective and easily proves to be one of the leading Ripperologists working today.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We've come a long way, baby......., March 16, 1999

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L. Scardino - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook (Paperback)

This book opens your eyes with how far we've come in handling serial killers. Whether that's a good comment on our society or not-who knows. Looking at how they handled the case compared to what we know now, it's suprising they had a list of suspects! The book shows just how easy it is for a killer to happen as our cities get more & more crowded.