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ISBN: 1960241370

ISBN13: 9781960241375

The Night of the Ripper

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The author of Psycho takes on the famous unsolved slayings of Jack the Ripper

Robert Bloch gave us fiction's most famous knife-wielding maniac in Psycho's Norman Bates, and in The Night of the Ripper (1984), this master of horror fiction offers his own unique take on history's most infamous unsolved murder case.

Whitechapel, 1888. A madman stalks the foggy streets, murdering prostitutes in acts of unimaginable horror and brutality. Two men - Frederick Abberline of the Metropolitan Police and Mark Robinson, a young American doctor - are determined to find the killer, but the list of suspects is a long one. With the help of a supporting cast of characters that includes Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Elephant Man, the two sleuths must solve the puzzle before it's too late and the Ripper strikes again

"Might be Bloch's best book yet . . . the sort of book that just grabs you and makes you read it." - Peter Straub

"May well nudge out Psycho as Bloch's most popular novel." - Washington Post

"A must for mystery and horror fans." - Fantasy Review

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"Night of the Ripper" is pure magic...I real page turner

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
For anyone who loves mysteries, this book is for you.For anyone who loves Rober Bloch, this book is for you,For anyone who is fascinated by the Jack the Ripper murders this book is your bible.Bloch is one of the best writers out there today and he weaves a giant web of mystery and suspense that keeps the reader turning the pages. This is one of those books that grabs you and holds in in place until you turn the final page. You can't put it down. Soon, as the story deepens you find yourself sweating and biting your nails. With each turn of a page you tell yourself you don't want to know what happens next, that you want to put the book down and stop reading. This possibility, of course, is impossible. Whether you like it or not you are along for the ride with no exits.If you're looking for a page-turner sure to give you goosebumps this is the book for you. You won't regret reading it.

Jack's back, and so is Bloch

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The short stories Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper and A Toy for Juliette, as well as the Star Trek episode Wolf in the Fold show just how fascinated legendary writer Robert Bloch had been with the Whitechapel serial killer. This 1984 novel poses an original idea for who the killer may have been and why the crimes were committed. Bloch's voluminous knowledge not only of the crimes themselves but of the Victorian Era makes the novel worthy of repeated readings. A very good book from a great writer. Highly recommended.
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