DECONSTRUCTING JACK : The Secret History of the Whitechapel Murders

Softcover. 1st pub. 2015 as an eBook. Will Jack the Ripper ever be identified? The answer from the author is an emphatic "No".Jack the Ripper did not exist - except within the minds of his creators and those who for one reason or another have strived for over a century to make the myth a reality. The author exposes the endless stream of lies, invention, political misinformation, self-publicity and opportunism which has kept this Victorian bogeyman alive in the darkest reaches of our 21st century imagination. With References + Index. 570pp. trade size softcover. Cover design by Thomas Lee. The author was a contributor to the Grey House Books publication 'Who Was Jack the Ripper? A Collection of Present-Day Theories and Observations' pub. in 1995 and still available from Loretta Lay Books. The fr. cover has a vertical crease across the lower corner with similar corresponding crease to fep o/w Vg. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas.