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Checkout FunnyFact.com | SuperHeroBooks - Death at Whitechapel (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 6)
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Manufacturer: Berkley
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823
EAN: 9780425173411
ISBN: 0425173410
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2000-02-01
Publisher: Berkley
Studio: Berkley
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Summary: An interesting mix of fact and fiction!
Comment: I have always been a little fascinated by the mystery of Jack the Ripper. This book's ficitionalized accounting is just that---fiction. It doesn't claim to be more or less. It is one heck of an interesting read, nevertheless. I have grown to really enjoy how the authors intertwine fact and fiction and this book was no exception. Winston Churchill makes an appearance, as does Walter Sickert. It is a well-done and plain old FUN read.
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Summary: Intriguing interpretation of the ripper murders
Comment: This mystery is fascinating for anyone interested in the so-called "ripper murders." The subject has been a repeated topic for investigation and surmise primarily because the crimes were so sensational and the perpetrator was never caught. The authors use one of the conspiracy theories that have arisen in modern times to explain the crimes, using their central characters to investigate at the request of one of their friends among the nobility. I have come across several similar theories, but found the one proposed by the authors as by far the most plausible.
Again the picture of society during the 19th and early 20th centuries is fascinating; the authors have managed to capture the character of an era in transition beautifully.
The portrait of Churchill will probably surprise many readers; as individuals of the mid-20th to early 21st centuries, we have inherited a more lionized image of the man as Prime Minister of England during it's darkest and most heroic epic, World War II. His rocky path to glory is something with which most of us aren't as familiar, so the character in the book, based as it is on his early life and activities, comes as something as a surprise. Still, that's what historians do, demystify the past, put it into more human terms, and reveal the effects of time and character on the course of events.
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Summary: Loved it
Comment: This is one of my favorite books in the series. So what if the Jack the Ripper angle wasn't historically accurate. This book is FICTION. I enjoyed it. It's a wonderful mystery. This series and Emily Brightwell's Mrs. Jeffries series are my favorite in the Victorian England genre.
The settings are intriguing, the characters are colorful, and I love Charles Sheridan's cryptic telegram exchange toward the end.
I highly recommend this series if you like murder mysteries set in Victorian England.
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Summary: Not their best
Comment: I usually love books by Robin Paige (Susan and Bill Albert), but this one just couldn't hold my interest. It might have been too reliant on historical characters and made-up additions to their life (and since they can't "solve" (even really add) anything here, its just one more theory to add to an already over-used topic). I also think its a much better story when Kate and Charles investiagte together throughout the story...while I like the realism of Charles trying to keep Kate out of a gruesome plot (and having her stand up for her right to do so makes the rest of the novels better when he always incldues her), it just wasn't as enjoyable. While anyone who has read the entire series should pick this one up, its only good as part of the entire series. Their other books could be stand-alones. Definitely don't start here - you'll miss their other wonderful books!
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Summary: Historical tripe
Comment: I've enjoyed the other books in the series, but this one was very disappointing. The authors seem to have relied on lurid, sensational gossip to flesh out their story. A "penny dreadful" of the worst sort.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Kathryn Ardleigh and her husband, Charles, are called on for help when scandal threatens Jennie Jerome Churchill. Her son Winston's political future is jeopardized by someone who claims to have proof that his father was none other than the notorious Jack the Ripper...
Praise for Robin Paige's Victorian Mysteries: "I read it with enjoyment."-- Anne Perry
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