Ripper : the secret life of Walter Sickert / Patricia Cornwell.

Ripper : the secret life of Walter Sickert / Patricia Cornwell.

Alternate Title
Secret life of Walter Sickert

By
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels.

Publication Date
2017, 2002

Publication Information
Seattle, Wash. : Thomas & Mercer,

Physical Description
553 p. : col. ill., maps.

Subject Term
Serial murders -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
 
Serial murderers -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
 
Serial murder investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.

Geographic Term
Whitechapel (London, England) -- History.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-528) and index.

Summary
From bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, an update to her 2002 book Portrait of a Killer : Jack the Ripper case closed. A comprehensive and intriguing exposÔe of one of the world’s most chilling cases of serial murder - and the police force that failed to solve it. Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art, as well as extensive evidence, points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material - including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause - and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny. Incorporating material from Portrait of a Killer, this new edition has been revised and expanded to include eight new chapters, detailed maps and hundreds of images that bring the sinister case to life. Note: This book contains images that some readers may find disturbing.

Language
English

ISBN
9781503936874

General Note
"Incorporating material from Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper-- Case Closed, this new edition has been revised and expanded to include eight new chapters, detailed maps and hundreds of images that bring the sinister case to life"


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