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Title: A good read
Review: This book starts off with portraying Walter Sickert as Jack the Ripper with no lead up as to why.The book proceeds to eliminate some of the more common suspects such as the Duke of Cornwall and others, leaving us with Sickert.To an amateur like myself, Cornwell presents some evidence that seems fairly convincing, if we know why Sickert is a suspect.What is really interesting in this book is the history of various aspects of Victorian England. Details of each case. History of the Metropolitan Police. Forensics of the era. Paper manufacture and watermarking. English approach to coroners and medical examiners. All very interesting reading.I recommend the book, unless you are looking for a scientific treatise.
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