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Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert

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Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert

Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art --- as well as extensive evidence --- points to another name: Jack the Ripper. Patricia Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material --- including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause --- and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny. Incorporating material from PORTRAIT OF A KILLER, this new edition has been revised and expanded to include eight new chapters, detailed maps and hundreds of images that bring the sinister case to life.

Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
by Patricia Cornwell

  • Publication Date: February 28, 2017
  • Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime
  • Hardcover: 570 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
  • ISBN-10: 1503936872
  • ISBN-13: 9781503936874