DECONSTRUCTING JACK : The Secret History of the Whitechapel Murders

Softcover. This second, expanded, edition of the author's award-winning book continues to reveal the endless stream of lies, invention, political misinformation, self-publicity and opportunism which has kept this Victorian bogeyman alive in the darkest reaches of our 21st Century imaginations. It introduces characters many readers may not have encountered before, takes a closer look at some of Ripperology's sacred texts, and provides additional facts, allowing for a better understanding of the people, places and events surrounding the Whitechapel murders of 1888. 671pp. lge. trade size softcover. With References and Index. As New with no creasing or marks to covers. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage.