The Complete Jack the Ripper

By: Donald Rumbelow

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

Fully updated and revised, Donald Rumbelow's classic work is the ultimate examination of the facts, theories, fictions, and fascinations surrounding the greatest whodunit in history.

Laying out all the evidence in the most comprehensive summary ever written about the Ripper, this book, by a London police officer and crime authority, has subjected every theory - including those that have emerged in recent years-to the same deep scrutiny.

The author also examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some fascinating insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. More seriously, he also examines the horrifying parallel crimes of the Düsseldorf Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper in an attempt to throw further light on the atrocities of Victorian London.

©2013 Donald Rumbelow (P)2018 Tantor

great job!

all around perfect audiobook. it kept my attention and I loved the narration! i just loved it

fantastic story

I found this book quite. interesting. I would recommend it. a great read all around.

Some interesting things I’ve not read/heard before

Author has a wealth of knowledge…maybe too much! If you get can past the chapter he spends the entire chapter explaining each and every profession in White Chapel at the time broken down into hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly (something that other authors manage to express simply by saying “it was a poor area) it is intriguing.

Very Unromantic - Just The Facts But Complete

Nothing to see here. It doesn't take the mystery out of the events but the writing and performance keep it highly grounded. The biggest issue is the last two hours of the book or so go off on a mini-bio of other "Ripper" killers.

If you're willing to listen to a history of the murders written more as a police report than this will be worth your time.

Better than expected

Certainly offered some theories that were new to me and seemed very thoroughly researched. Didn’t find it dry at all, which says something about the quality of author’s storytelling and the excellent narration.