A WHITECHAPEL SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENT. The Whitechapel Society are organising a One Day Symposium : 'The East End of Annie Chapman' to be held on Saturday September 8th, 2012 at The City Hotel, Osborn Street, E1. Details are available by clickng on the 'Messageboard' link on this page.

NOW IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE FOR SALE : 'THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JACK THE RIPPER' BY JAMES CARNAC. In his own words - the confession of the world's most infamous killer. With Introduction by Paul Begg. Hardback, Illus., Appendices and Index. 299pp. WITH TIPPED-IN LABEL SIGNED BY PAUL BEGG. Price - £16.00 + postage at the local rate. Orders can be placed in the usual way through the website.

Welcome to a new-look Loretta Lay Books website, which you will see continues to cater for those interested in not just antiquarian and out-of-print true crime books, but also some of those elusive Jack the Ripper titles.

Apart from the obvious cosmetics, there are other changes, most of which are actually 'behind-the-scenes', to help make the site operate smoothly and efficiently. You will see that payments can now be made via PayPal, as well as by cheque (as long as it is in sterling on a British bank), or directly into my bank account (details will be provided upon request). Unfortunately I will no longer be processing credit cards myself - so apologies to those existing customers this is likely to affect, but it is very simple to sign-up with PayPal. I would actually recommend that you open an account with Loretta Lay Books via the website, for ease of transaction. All information provided is secure, and now of course doesn't involve any credit card information.

The messageboard is still available for those of you who need help with research, or want to promote a true crime book you have written, or for general messages including opinions on any true crime or associated subjects. Reviews of titles you have bought (not just from my site) are most welcome. They don't have to be new books, but anything you consider to be required reading. Having said that, I do prefer positives rather than negatives!

From time to time I will be posting a quiz question, with a true crime book as a prize - so watch this space!

The site can only work successfully with your input - put www.laybooks.com into your 'Favourites' and if you like it, recommend it to your friends.

I hope you find the book you are looking for, but if it's not there, contact me and I'll try to find it for you.

Your comments would be appreciated, so that I can assess what works, and perhaps what doesn't.

Thank you for visiting my website, come back again soon.

Loretta Lay