A review by knuxxlove
Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook by Donald Rumbelow

5.0

Simply put, this book was amazing. I could not put it down. Crime, mystery, and horror are not generally my genres of choice, but Rumbelow could make almost anyone interested in the case of Jack the Ripper. His research is obsessive in the best way down to the most minuscule detail. He gives extensive relative back story on the area, the victims, the suspects, and the follower-murderers. He does not favor any one of the suspects, but allows the reader to decide for themselves might have done it. Even so, he admits that he very well could be wrong and is not overly defensive about his position, while still being strong in what he believes. Rumbelow backs up everything with fact, including his negations of other Jack the Ripper theories and "facts." Also included are relevant pictures and images, although the cramming of these on a few pages instead of being spread out throughout the story was rather confusing. Even though the book is pure nonfiction, it stays riveting throughout.