Capturing Jack the Ripper: In the Boots of a Bobby in Victorian London

by Neil R.A. Bell

Book Overview

During the autumn of 1888 a serial killer stalked, brutally murdering his way through the East End of London. Some called him the 'Whitechapel Monster', while locals referred to him as 'Leather Apron', but to the world he was known as Jack the Ripper. The responsibility to capture this 'murderous fiend' fell upon the men of London's Metropolitan and City police forces. Capturing Jack the Ripper investigates the working lives of these men, and what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445655209
• ISBN13: 9781445655208
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 7.8"