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A review by paxyquiltan
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
3.0
3.5 stars.
17 year old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. One day she finds herself working with her uncle on a string of murder victims that will come to be known as the victims of Jack the ripper. Audrey Rose works along side her uncle’s pupil Thomas Cresswell. The author was able to write an interesting and engaging crime story with history and a little bit of banter romance while also exploring important themes.
This is a great story. I enjoyed Audrey rose and Thomas’s relationship. My only issue with this book is i wish there was more time spent discussing the murder victims Jack the ripper. They were mentioned but not with great detail. There was a lot of pages wasted on dialogue, that in my opinion could have been used to delve more deeper into the murders.
17 year old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. One day she finds herself working with her uncle on a string of murder victims that will come to be known as the victims of Jack the ripper. Audrey Rose works along side her uncle’s pupil Thomas Cresswell. The author was able to write an interesting and engaging crime story with history and a little bit of banter romance while also exploring important themes.
This is a great story. I enjoyed Audrey rose and Thomas’s relationship. My only issue with this book is i wish there was more time spent discussing the murder victims Jack the ripper. They were mentioned but not with great detail. There was a lot of pages wasted on dialogue, that in my opinion could have been used to delve more deeper into the murders.