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Title: Scott Cassidy's Good Ol' Review
Review: The great detail involved in Patricia Cornwell's Portrait of a Killer makes it a worthwhile book to read. The facts were all there to believe entirely that Walter Sickert, the supposed "Jack," murdered these 19th century English prostitutes. However, the book doesn't allow much room for making an educated guess on who the murderer is. The book is somewhat biased in that sense, but the author was able to back up any assumptions with clear, logical evidence.The book is an enticing, titillating thriller, but unlike other murder mystery stories, this one is entirely fact, thus increasing the excitement of the reading process. The gruesome pictures of the four dead women, as well as Sickert and his family, could make a statue bend over in queasiness. The detail of the women's sufferings are graphic, but to a point that makes you feel for them but not pity them. It is a great book and especially good for fans of notorious murderers and the crimes they committed.
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