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I AM NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR THE LONG AWAITED : 'THE COMPLETE JACK THE RIPPER A TO Z. The Ultimate Guide to the Ripper Mystery' by Paul Begg, Martin Fido and Keith Skinner. Hardback in dust jacket, 580pp. Illus. + Index. My copies will have SIGNED LABELS BY PAUL, KEITH AND MARTIN. Price: £18.00 + postage at the local rate. The book weighs approx. 1kg. with packaging.

NOW AVAILABLE : JACK THE RIPPER BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AGENT? BY TOM SLEMEN WITH KEITH ANDREWS. Exclusively researched, highly controversial in its conclusions, this compelling account is set to shatter all previous theories about Jack the Ripper, and shed light on a truth more disturbing than anyone has - until now - dared consider possible. New paperback. Illus. + Index. 381pp. SIGNED BY TOM SLEMEN. £9.00 + postage at local rate. Further details of the book can be found in the 'catalogue' part of the website.

JUST A FEW COPIES AVAILABLE OF : JACK THE RIPPER'S SECRET CONFESSION. The Hidden Testimony of Britain's First Serial Killer by David Monaghan and Nigel Cawthorne. 322pp. US edn. Hardback with Index. £15.00 + postage at the local rate.

NOW IN STOCK - MORE COPIES OF ROBIN ODELL'S EXCELLENT 'WRITTEN AND RED'. SIGNED BY ROBIN. New 4to softcover, £15.00 + postage at the local rate.

JUST IN - THE JACK THE RIPPER LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS. Dutfield's Yard and The Whitby Collection, by PHILIP HUTCHINSON. See my catalogue entry for a full description. Softcover, Illus., 96pp. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY PHILIP. Price £13.00 + postage at the local rate.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'JACK THE RIPPER THROUGH THE MISTS OF TIME' PETER HODGSON, A NEW FICTION TITLE 'CRITICAL MURDER'. Taken from the 'blurb' : 'A dirty bomb explodes amidst an anti-war protest in North London. Severe injuries, caused by toxic fumes from a uranic compound used in the bomb, put Britain's security services on high alert. Tara Drake is an attractive highly-trained agent. She is promoted into a special unit of MI5's anti-terrorist branch. When suspicion falls on an extremist group called The Amama, Drake is assigned the job of helping her colleagues track down the mastermind behind the attack.......' Published by Pneuma Springs Publishing UK (www.pneumasprings.co.uk), softcover, £7.99. Available now and can be ordered through bookshops or buy online.

NOW IN STOCK : THE DIARY OF JACK THE RIPPER: ANOTHER CHAPTER by JAMES STETTLER. 'This book delves into the murky depths of 1888 through the streets of Whitechapel, or the Abyss to the courtrooms of Liverpool to the dusty streets of Austin USA, to uncover the truth behind the Jack the Ripper killings AND who really wrote the diary of Jack the Ripper...' 290pp. Illustrated, softcover. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. £16.00 + postage at the local rate.

NOW IN STOCK : SAUCY JACK. THE ELUSIVE RIPPER by PAUL WOODS and GAVIN BADDELEY. The authors follow the grim homicidal trails that have permeated popular culture since the Whitechapel murders of 1888. Illus., Select Bibliog. and Index. 272pp. 8vo softcover. Price £12.00 + postage at the local rate.

NOW IN STOCK : PRINCE OF QUACKS by TIMOTHY B. RIORDAN. The Notorious Life of Dr. Francis Tumbelty, Charlatan and Jack the Ripper Suspect. Illus., Chapter Notes, Bibliog. and Index. 240pp. Softcover. £28.00 + postage at the local rate.

NOW IN STOCK : JACK THE RIPPER QUEST FOR A KILLER by M.J. TROW. Illus. with Maps and Plates + Notes, Bibliog. and Index. 208pp. 8vo. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. £20.00 + postage at the local rate.

NOW IN STOCK - THE NEW REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION of THE LONDON OF JACK THE RIPPER THEN AND NOW by Robert Clack and Philip Hutchinson, with Foreword by Stewart P. Evans. Profusely illustrated plus Afterword, Bibliography and Index. 192pp. 8to. Hardback. WITH TIPPED-IN LABELS SIGNED BY ROB, PHILIP AND STEWART. Price : £15.00 plus postage at the local rate.

NOW IN STOCK, THE LONG AWAITED REVISED EDITION OF 'THE MAN WHO HUNTED JACK THE RIPPER. Edmund Reid - Victorian Detective' by Nicholas Connell and Stewart P. Evans, with Introduction by Richard Whittington-Egan. Softcover 191pp. 8vo. Illustrated, Notes, Bibliography, Index + Further Reading. With tipped-in labels SIGNED BY NICK, STEWART AND RICHARD. £14 + postage at the local rate. Highly Recommended.

NOW IN STOCK JOHN G.BENNETT'S 'E.1. A Journey Through Whitechapel and Spitalfields'. 4to Softcover. Profusely Illustrated plus Selected Bibliog. and Index. 103pp. Features Jack the Ripper. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Price £10.00 + postage at the local rate.

NOW IN STOCK, THE MAYBRICK A TO Z. THIS IS A FANTASTIC REFERENCE WORK ON FLORENCE AND JAMES MAYBRICK BY CHRIS JONES (organiser of the Maybrick Trial held in Liverpool, May 2007). Chapter headings include : James and Florence Maybrick; The Trial of Florence Maybrick; The Ripper Connection; Maybrick A to Z; Maybrick Chronology + Bibliography. Profusely illustrated in b/w and colour. Large size softcover, 307pp. SIGNED BY CHRIS. Price £15.00 + postage at the local rate.

DETAILS OF A FABULOUS WEBSITE THAT SHOWCASES ALL THE MAYBRICK MATERIAL GATHERED TOGETHER BY CHRIS JONES (organiser of the Maybrick Trial held in Liverpool, May 2007) and others. To quote Chris 'The aim of the website is to tell the two interlocking stories of Liverpool and the Maybricks in a balanced and impartial manner. There are still many details in both stories to be unearthed. However, as the words of the Maybrick family motto state : "Tempus Omnia Revelat" (Time will Reveal All).' The intention is to build up the archive section, month by month, until it holds a substantial amount of primary source material, plus some reviews/articles etc. Chris would be grateful to receive any other ideas, articles and suggestions. Site address: jamesmaybrick.org. Please check it out - it's great!!

Welcome to a new-look Loretta Lay Books website, which you will see continues to cater for those interested in not just antiquarian and out-of-print true crime books, but also some of those elusive Jack the Ripper titles.

Apart from the obvious cosmetics, there are other changes, most of which are actually 'behind-the-scenes', to help make the site operate smoothly and efficiently. You will see that payments can now be made via PayPal, as well as by cheque (as long as it is in sterling on a British bank), or directly into my bank account (details will be provided upon request). Unfortunately I will no longer be processing credit cards myself - so apologies to those existing customers this is likely to affect, but it is very simple to sign-up with PayPal. I would actually recommend that you open an account with Loretta Lay Books via the website, for ease of transaction. All information provided is secure, and now of course doesn't involve any credit card information.

The messageboard is still available for those of you who need help with research, or want to promote a true crime book you have written, or for general messages including opinions on any true crime or associated subjects. Reviews of titles you have bought (not just from my site) are most welcome. They don't have to be new books, but anything you consider to be required reading. Having said that, I do prefer positives rather than negatives!

From time to time I will be posting a quiz question, with a true crime book as a prize - so watch this space!

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I hope you find the book you are looking for, but if it's not there, contact me and I'll try to find it for you.

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Loretta Lay