I, Ripper

By: Stephen Hunter

Narrated by: Michael Page

The electrifying new thriller from New York Times bestseller Stephen Hunter takes you deep inside the mind of the most notorious serial killer of all time: Jack the Ripper.

In the fall of 1888, Jack the Ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in London's seamy Whitechapel District. He did not just kill - he ripped with a butcher's glee - and then, after the particularly gruesome slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, he disappeared. For 127 years, Jack has haunted the dark corners of our imagination, the paradigm of the psychotic killer. We remember him not only for his crimes, but because, despite one of the biggest dragnets in London history, he was never caught.

I, Ripper is a vivid reimagining of Jack's personal story entwined with that of an Irish journalist who covered the case, knew the principals, charted the investigation, and at last, stymied, went off in a bold new direction. These two men stalk each other through a city twisted in fear of the madman's blade, a cat-and-mouse game that brings to life the sounds and smells of the fleshpot tenderloin of Whitechapel and all the lurid acts that fueled the Ripper headlines.

Dripping with intrigue, atmosphere, and diabolical twists, this is a magnificent psychological thriller from perennial New York Times bestseller Stephen Hunter, who the San Francisco Examiner calls "one of the best storytellers of his generation."

©2015 Stephen Hunter (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Imaginative and keeps your attention

After so much time has passed, the story of Jack the Ripper, and the unanswered questions he left behind still intrigue us. This is a very good work of historical fiction that expertly fills in gaps, leaving one scared and satisfied.

Pretty clever

Would you try another book from Stephen Hunter and/or Michael Page?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

At first I thought ugh, a gore-fest. But the book improved as it went on and became a clever, if a bit far fetched blend of history and fiction. An enjoyable read overall.

Bravo!

Stephen Hunter has done it again. What a genius of story telling. His use of history to intrigue the reader is masterful.
Bravo....
C.C.

A very different Steven Hunter tale.

The story follows a fast pace, one to sit and listen to rather than while while doing anything else. The old English nariatation by the reader takes the listener back to the time as we imagine it to be.

An enlightening tale of history I thought I knew!!

Very well done! The Speaker is wonderful. The tale of Jack the Ripper is unfolded, day by day, from different perspectives. Very entertaining!!