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A review by kaylor_guitar
Jack the Ripper: The Forgotten Victims by John Bennett, Paul Begg
3.0
The premise of the book was interesting. The idea that there were other victims of Jack the Ripper than the "canonical five" (as referred to in the book)-Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly-seemed almost too fantastical to believe. Then again, to believe a serial killer would voluntarily stop killing after only five victims is also too fantastical.
Each chapter of the book covered a different potential victim (and a couple of chapters touched upon victims that didn't even exist) and went in depth as much as possible to make each victim become a real person. The only fault I have with the book is I wish the authors had included a chart or timeline of some sort in the beginning of the book for referencing. It would have been tremendously helpful, especially since some of the potential victims were killed around the same time as the "canonical five" victims, so the authors would make reference to the "Ripper" victims and it did get a bit confusing at times.
Each chapter of the book covered a different potential victim (and a couple of chapters touched upon victims that didn't even exist) and went in depth as much as possible to make each victim become a real person. The only fault I have with the book is I wish the authors had included a chart or timeline of some sort in the beginning of the book for referencing. It would have been tremendously helpful, especially since some of the potential victims were killed around the same time as the "canonical five" victims, so the authors would make reference to the "Ripper" victims and it did get a bit confusing at times.