Softcover. The year is 1888 and a brutal serial killer stalks the streets of London. For the first time, the press realise if it bleeds it leads... Using press reports from the time the author reveals the crimes of Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders as events unfolded. If you already know the Ripper crimes, this book reveals the fallacies, misinformation and conspiracies initially reported as events unfolded. If you are new to Jack the Ripper, you can experience the rollercoaster of news revelations as the horrified Victorian public would have done at the time. Softcover edition includes both a Name and Street Name Index. 346pp. trade size softcover. As New.