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Title: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper --case not closed
Review: As a long time fan of Patricia Cornwell's books, this was my first major disappointment with her work. Based on her presentation, the case is not closed! She offers many circumstantial bits and pieces, but is far from proving her case. I am surprised that she would weaken her reputation for careful work by releasing this volume and even more surprised that a publisher would print it. While offering some interesting insights into police work and crime during the era of Jack the Ripper, and while possibly eliminating one or two of the traditional suspects, this work fails to convince and had her "evidence" been presented at trial, I suspect he would have gone free. Patricia, return to writing what you do best and apologize to your fans for this mediocre work. It is not worthy of you.
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