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Jack the Ripper: Case Closed
- Narrated by: Gyles Brandreth
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Publisher's Summary
London, 1894.
'I am not a detective, chief constable.'
'No, but you are a poet, a freemason and a man of the world. All useful qualifications for the business in hand.'
So says Police Chief Macnaghten to Oscar Wilde in a Chelsea drawing room, in the company of Arthur Conan Doyle. The business they are gathered to discuss is none other than the case of Jack the Ripper, the most notorious murderer in England. And thus the three men set out to solve one of the world's most famous mysteries - the ultimate truth about the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Case Closed is Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the events of 1894, the year of the return of Jack the Ripper. Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Conan Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that in 1894 the detective in charge of the Jack the Ripper investigations was Oscar Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street, Chelsea, this is a revelatory and gripping detective story, combining the intrigue of a classic murder mystery with a witty and compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.
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- Amethyst babe
- 05-03-2022
A good read
I loved this book, a great storyline, and the Narrator/ author was most engaging.
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- Mike
- 22-12-2021
I'm astounded at how good this is.
As a teenager, I read the complete Sherlock Holmes canon. This book revived the excitement of that experience for me, and while not an imitation of the Holmes stories, has many well-executed echoes in the storytelling and is a delight.
Had I read the physical book, I would have read it in Giles' voice, and so the performance is perfect. I've always enjoyed Giles' appearances on QI, and his ability to present a good entertaining yarn never disappoints.
Great writing, and delightful delivery.
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