The Ripper's Hellbroth

A place for display of new releases on Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders.

To review books a section is available on 'writing reviewed' and the 'visitor's noticeboard' is free for display and promotion of books by guests.

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I've just read Neal Shelden's book on the victims of Jack the Ripper. It was set up so that myself and two other Whitechapel researchers each received a copy of the book directly from Neal.

While reading the book, you can't help but notice the respect and care that the author had for the descendants of the Ripper victims. The Ripper World couldn't have had a better representative to meet with these descendants. Neal is an experienced writer who cares about the people he researches into.

Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates
by
Stewart P. Evans & Donald Rumbelow



Drawing on their unparalleled knowledge of the Jack the Ripper murders and their professional experience as police officers, the two doyens of serious Ripper writing
join forces for the first time to write the definitive book on the case from the perspective of the police investigation. As the title declares, this is the complete investigation and is full of new insights and information on the murders and who might have committed them. The authors re-open every aspect of the case and offer a balanced account that does not favour any one suspect or motive.

By viewing the case through the lens of police procedure, they have uncovered clues and links that have remained undetected for over a hundred years. Evans and Rumbelow also extend the investigation beyond the 'canonical' five victims and add other murders investigated at the same time that bring the total to twelve. "Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates" strips away much of the nonsense that has accumulated since 1888 and draws the reader into the world of police investigation in Victorian London, reopening files on a case that will perhaps never be solved, but will always fascinate.

London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City
by
Drew D. Gray



This is a compelling account of the hidden world of Victorian London. In 1888, London was the capital of the most powerful empire the world had ever known, and the largest city in Europe. In the west a new city was growing, populated by the middle classes, the epitome of 'Victorian values'. Across the city, the situation was very different. The East End of London had long been considered a nether world, a dark and dangerous region outside the symbolic 'walls' of the original City. Using the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper as a focal point, this book explores prostitution and pornography, poverty, revolutionary politics, immigration, the creation of a criminal underclass and the development of policing. It also considers how the sensationalist 'new journalism' took the news of the Ripper murders to all corners of the Empire and to the United States. This is the dark underbelly of London's Victorian history.

Dr Drew D. Gray is a lecturer at the University of Northampton. His research centres on the social history of London in the long eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The Complete Jack the Ripper A-Z
by
Paul Begg, Martin Fido & Keith Skinner



Hugely respected, extensively quoted and widely regarded as the 'bible' of Ripper studies, The Complete Jack the Ripper A to Z is the ultimate reference for anyone fascianted by the Jack the Ripper mystery. This new, rewrittem, up-to-date edition includes sources and well over 100 photographs. The Complete Jack the Ripper A to Z has an entry for almost every person involved in the case, from suspects and witnesses to policemen and journalists, plus the ordinary people who became caught up in the unfolding drama. Written by three of the world's leading authorities on the case, it takes a completely objective look at theories old and new, describes all the key Ripper books and gives potted biographies of many of the authors.

Jack the Ripper and Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies and the Supernatural Mystique of the Whitechapel Murders

by Spiro Dimolianis

Foreword by Stewart P. Evans



Jack the Ripper is a legendary gothic tale of Victorian conspiracies, the supernatural, secret societies and the police. Scotland Yard hunted a serial killer shrouded in politics as the mutilator of East End prostitutes infused pop culture with demonic horror. As the Whitechapel murders of 1888 ceased an authorised mythology had developed that now forms the basis of criminal case studies. But how did these period stories begin and why have they emerged? This book examines historic sources and rare official reports following the evidence through mystery and the mists of time for some credible answers.

Fabulous topic there, Spiro. We will all look forward to reading this book.

Congratulations !

I just received a phone call from Joe. I had to see this for myself. It's good news.

"This book examines historic sources and rare official reports..."

You have our attention!

Thanks for the kind words of support Joe and John. I hope the book will be a worthwhile contribution to the subject...

Cheers
Spiro

Congratulations Spiro!

Mike

Thanks Mike, much appreciated for a book on a topic that needed addressing in a comprehensive and objective way as you know.

Congratulations to Mike Hawley for having his first Ripper book published.  

The Ripper's Hellbroth is an exciting story that combines fact and fiction.  

Nice work, Mike!

It's always good to see a member of the Ripper Writers web site do well !!

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/353188

Thanks for making it reasonably priced, Mike.

Thanks Joe and John, and thank you Joe and Spiro for allowing me to use your ackowledgements in the book!

Sincerely,
Mike

http://forum.casebook.org/showthread.php?t=7721

After reading that sample above, you feel like you're in the room with all these old-time policemen.  

I'm at Joe's house right now and I'm looking over some of the book.  We're trying to sort out the fiction from the nonfiction. The judo maneuvers and the Whitechapel Murders news stories are authentic as can be.

The Ripper's Hellbroth

by

Michael Hawley



Western New York is under-siege from a serial killer who seems to be following in the footsteps of the most famous fiend of them all - Jack the Ripper.

The Niagara Falls Serial Killer Task Force calls in none other than the Watchmaker, a detective sleuth par excellence.

The Watchmaker, FBI’s chief scientist Dr. Edward Dunham knew at once there was something strange about this killer. When he discovers the fiend's immortal agenda, giving the case its first break in what seemed to be an unsolvable situation, he blows the case wide open with a prediction of where the killer will strike next.

They begin their deadly cat and mouse game, then one of the killer’s intended victims, a college sophomore, and her younger brother bestow a gift on the Watchmaker, although, when he locks horns with the killer, Dunham's not prepared for the outcome.

All is not lost. The Watchmaker knows his secret, a secret that will haunt him for the rest of his life.



http://www.searchingfortruthwithabrokenflashlight.com/The_Ripper_s_Hellbroth.php

Here is a good looking news report on Mike's book:

http://tonawanda-news.com/feature/x934960194/Tonawanda-teacher-explores-Jack-the-Ripper-in-novel

Mike just might make The Ripper's Hellbroth "required reading" for his high school's earth science class!

It's nice to see a newspaper cover the work of one of their local citizens. Congratulations Mike.

Thanks Joe and John! They tell me that the paper's going to do a book review soon! I'll keep you updated.

John, I kinda like that idea of required reading

Sincerely,
Mike