Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (Paperback)

by Stephen Knight (Author)

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Who really was Jack the Ripper? Was he a solitary assassin lurking in the shadows of gaslit London? Or was Jack the Ripper three men: two killers and an accomplice? In this work the author investigates all aspects of this strange case shrouded in mystery and misconception. The discovery of the murders is described by the men who were there, and evidence reveals that the hitherto unsolved Ripper murders were in fact a culmination of a full-scale cover-up organized at the highest level of government. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers (October 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897332091
• ISBN-13: 978-0897332095
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,256,191 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A story about research and conspiracy., October 31, 2001

By	Dilip Susruta Samarasinghe (Colombo, Sri Lanka) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (Hardcover)

When I bought this book several years ago, I thought that it would just be one of the many conspiracy theory novels about the world's first serial killer. Instead it was an interesting tale of a conspiracy among the highest in the land. What I liked about Stephen Knight's book is its focus on research which was extensive and helped build up a picture of these murders, now over a century ago. While I do not know whether this is really true and that facts were properly interpreted, what is certain was there was a cover-up, which means that there was definitely something to hide. This may support Mr Knight's view that it was a cover up by the British Establishment to counter a blackmail attempt that would have had a destabilising effect on the British society of the time.The conclusions of this books are that poer corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution, June 4, 2008

By	AssWord Ken - See all my reviews

Very interesting book. If you've read From Hell, and you want to know a bit more about where Moore got his ideas, this is the book to read. There are a few leaps, I think, as far as Knight's conclusions, but for the most part, he does a very good job of investigation. It's the only non-fiction book I've read on the Ripper murders, and I can't say I know anything of developments since From Hell was written, but it has peaked my interest and I plan on continuing to learn about the subject. The most amazing part of this book is the final chapter, which, while it answered the biggest question on my mind while reading the book, I still didn't really see it coming. It's a major detail that Moore left out of From Hell, though I'm not sure why. A very good read.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INDEED -- THE FINAL SOLUTION, June 30, 2000

By	AN ENGLISH LADY (CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews

This is one of the most fascinating, meticulously researched books I have ever read, and certainly more plausible than any of the other "solutions" on the market (all of which are extremely silly). I very much regret that Mr. Knight didn't produce the promised "next edition" concerning his research into the extremely convenient death of the Duke of Clarence, which would have been very interesting -- indeed.