▁which ▁he ▁names ▁the ▁real ▁cul prit ▁as ▁Michael ▁May br ick , ▁otherwise ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁composer ▁of ▁songs ▁such ▁as ▁" The ▁Holy ▁City " ▁and ▁brother ▁of ▁another ▁Ri pper ▁suspect , ▁James ▁May br ick . ▁ ▁Author ▁Robinson ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁successful ▁author . ▁His ▁first ▁published ▁work ▁was ▁the ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁novel ▁The ▁P ec uliar ▁Mem ories ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Pen man ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁child hood ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁Broad st airs , ▁Kent . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Sm oking ▁in ▁Bed : ▁Con vers ations ▁with ▁Bruce ▁Robinson , ▁edited ▁by ▁Al ist air ▁O wen , ▁was ▁published , ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁inter views ▁given ▁by ▁Robinson . ▁Meanwhile , ▁since ▁becoming ▁a ▁father , ▁Robinson ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁two ▁children ' s ▁books , ▁The ▁Ob vious ▁Ele ph ant ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁and ▁Harold ▁and ▁the ▁D uck ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁both ▁illustrated ▁by ▁his ▁wife . ▁The ▁former ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁as ▁an ▁audio book ▁edition ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁read ▁by ▁L ore lei ▁King ▁and ▁Michael ▁Mal oney . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁collect ing ▁and ▁research ing ▁the ▁materials ▁on ▁the ▁mystery ▁of ▁Jack ▁the ▁Ri pper , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁his ▁book ▁They ▁All ▁Love ▁Jack : ▁B ust ing ▁the ▁Ri pper ▁( 2 0