At the dawn of the Victorian age there was effectively no police detective force in Britain and detecting methods were rudimentary; by the end of Victoria's reign the Criminal Investigation Department had been established and basic forensic tests were in use. This book explores the development of th[...]
An account of Jack the Ripper, the Victorian serial murderer whose identity remains one of criminology's greatest mysteries. It contains: the contents of the Scotland Yard files covering the series of murders; press reports; witness statements and extracts from police notebooks; and, documents missi[...]
Hugely respected, extensively quoted and widely regarded as the 'bible' of Ripper studies, The Complete Jack the Ripper A to Z is the ultimate reference for anyone fascianted by the Jack the Ripper mystery. This new, rewrittem, up-to-date edition includes sources and well over 100 photographs. The [...]