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

Hardback. 1st US 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., Bibliog. and Index. 219pp. 8vo. h/back. Review copy with loosely inserted slip. With tiny label to fpd o/w Nr. F. in Nr. F. protected dw. which has sl. sunned sp.