The Big Book of Jack the Ripper

Big Book Series

By: Otto Penzler

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson, Esther Wane

Of the real-life serial killers whose gruesome acts have been splashed across headlines, none has reached the mythical status of Jack the Ripper. In the Ripper's wake, terror swept through the streets of London's East End in the fall of 1888. As quickly as his nightmarish reign came, Saucy Jack vanished without a trace - leaving future generations to speculate upon his identity and whereabouts. He was diabolical in a way never seen before - a killer who taunted the police, came up with his own legendary monikers, and, ultimately, got away with his heinous crimes.

More than a century later, the man "from hell" continues to live on in our imaginations - and in some of the most spec­tacularly unnerving stories, both fiction and nonfiction, ever written. The Big Book of Jack the Ripper immerses you in the utterly chilling world of Red Jack's London, where his unprecedented evil still lurks.

This anthology includes legendary stories by Marie Belloc Lowndes, Robert Bloch, and Ellery Queen; captivating essays from George Bernard Shaw, Stephen Hunter, and Peter Underwood; riveting new stories by contemporary masters Jeffrey Deaver, Loren D. Estleman, Lyndsay Faye, and many more; and astonishing theories from the world's foremost Ripperologists.

©2016 Otto Penzler (introduction and compilation) (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Great storytelling awesome characters and great voices for the read

Absolutely love this stuff this was so cool and I didn't realize so much stuff about him and it's crazy how they never really figured out who he was and's just wow great story awesome characters love the person that was reading them loved his boys that was an excellent and I'll definitely recommend this for everyone highly recommend this for everyone highly recommend

An incredible collection

This is an exhaustive piece of work! Penzler is known for his Big anthologies, and this one covers so much incredible ground on Jack the Ripper. The inclusion of both versions of The Lodger, as well as so many great works from the Ripper anothology of 1988, are just two highlights of this remarkable work.

Not fictional stories - more like non-fiction commentary

I am relieved that I did not invest a credit buying this audiobook. The “Literary Fiction” tag misled me to believe the content would be an anthology of author perspective of the period in which Jack the Ripper was active.

Yeah… but no

Jack the ripper existed- check
Women died in the most horrific way-check
Many men either confessed to be or were accused of being Jack the Ripper-check
Letters purportedly written by Jack the Ripper was sent to a reporter-check

Add the various commentary by “authorities” on the man - you have a NON-FICTION digital product that continuously repeats the autopsy findings for the five (5) victims of this serial killer.

I do not enjoy or choose to read Non-Fiction. If you enjoy Non-Fiction writings AND are interested in the Ripper case - this audiobook is definitely for you!