"Ripper Notes: America Looks at Jack the Ripper" is a collection of essays about the notorious Whitechapel serial killer and related topics. It leads of with a newly discovered and never before republished 1892 interview with Assistant Commissioner Robert Anderson of Scotland Yard. Anderson was a very important figure in the investigations, and made statements later in life that the killer had been identified and put into an asylum. This article is accompanied by a short analysis showing why that is unlikely. Wolf Vanderlinden then gives an in-depth look at the suspects in the 1891 death of prostitute Carrie Brown in New York City, a case long connected by many to the earlier string of Ripper killings in the East End of London. This is followed by coverage of the 2004 U.S. Ripper Conference, including essays by John Hacker ("Jack the Ripper and Technology: Ripperology in the Twenty-First Century") and Stan Russo ("The Strange Case of Dr. Hewitt," which questions why some suspects are treated more seriously than they probably should be) adapted from their presentations there. A number of shorter pieces by various authors follows. Ripper Notes is a nonfiction anthology series covering all aspects of the Jack the Ripper murder case.

Ripper Notes: America Looks at Jack the Ripper

Biographies & Memoirs

John Hacker

Wolf Vanderlinden

Stan Russo

Tom Wescott

Howard Brown

True Crime

Inklings Press

"Ripper Notes: Madmen, Myths and Magic" is a collection of essays about the notorious Whitechapel serial killer Jack the Ripper and other topics that shed new light on the case. Jan Bondeson discusses "Serial Sadistic Stabbers" throughout history, including the interesting case of the London Monster, a man who stabbed women in London in the 18th century and who is in some ways a precursor to Jack the Ripper. Amanda Howard gives a short overview of serial killers who predate the Whitechapel murders of 1888. Wolf Vanderlinden follows with "The Supernatural Connection," a detailed study of the various psychics past and present who claimed to have otherworldly knowledge of the Ripper killings. Famed expert Paul Begg in "On The Matter of Milk" examines witness Mrs. Malcolm's testimony that she saw victim Mary Jane Kelly on the morning of her murder (after the time the doctors later told the police that Kelly must have already been killed) as she went to buy milk. Bernard Brown investigates the site of the murder of Jack the Ripper's first canonical victim, Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, and uncovers a history of persecution of women in "The Witches of Whitechapel." Tom Wescott then explores a possible link between the Ripper murders, magic rituals desecrating Christian symbols, and the Lindbergh baby kidnapping tragedy. Dan Norder's "Connecting the Dots" explores the various theories that the Ripper crime scenes were chosen in advance in order to form a symbol, describing the various patterns that have been suggested and looking into the statistics to try to determine if they were a result of forethought or blind chance. Antonio Sironi then asks if the murder of the Elizabeth Stride, usually named by experts as the third victim, in Dutfield's Yard was a change in the Ripper's normal methodology. The essays are concluded with Roger Peterson's "Did Jack the Ripper Visit Leadville?" which chronicles an example of Ripper hysteria that reached all the way to a booming Colorado mining community in the United States not long after the Whitechapel murders. All of the articles are extensively illustrated with woodcuts, photos, diagrams and other illustrations. In addition, the back cover features a color map of the East End of London in the 19th century with the locations of the five generally accepted Jack the Ripper killings marked for easy reference. Ripper Notes is a nonfiction anthology series covering all aspects of the Jack the Ripper murder case.

Ripper Notes: Madmen, Myths and Magic

Dan Norder

Paul Begg

Jan Bondeson

"Ripper Notes: How the Newspapers Covered the Jack the Ripper Murders" is a collection of essays about press reports of the notorious Whitechapel serial killer as well as other related topics. "When the People Were in Terror" by Norman Hastings republishes for the first time a comprehensive series of early 20th century articles about the impact the Whitechapel murders had on society, from the police investigation of the crimes to the fear that gripped the public. "The Murder in Cartin's Court" by Don Souden looks at how the early newspaper reports seriously bungled the facts of the death of Mary Jane Kelly, the fifth (and last) of the canonical five Ripper victims. "The London Police: The View from the Irish Press" by Alan Sharp examines how journalists reacted to the police investigation, concentrating on reports printed in Ireland. Other contents include Stewart P. Evans with new information on the legends that psychic Robert Lees solved the case, Wolf Vanderlinden looking for the meaning behind several contemporary newspaper reports, and several other short pieces. Ripper Notes is a nonfiction anthology series covering all aspects of the Jack the Ripper case.

Ripper Notes: How the Newspapers Covered the Jack the Ripper Murders

Stewart P. Evans

Alan Sharp

The Victims of Jack the Ripper focuses on the five women murdered by the infamous London serial killer. The book explores their lives and not just their deaths, leading to a fuller understanding of them as individuals. The author is the first to have contacted the descendants of these women to learn information that previously was only known to their families. Neal Stubbings Shelden is known in the field of Ripperology as an expert on this topic, having produced several limited edition booklets that have long been sought after by collectors. This highly anticipated volume combines twenty one years of research into one book and includes his most recent findings along with more than forty pages of photographs.

The Victims of Jack the Ripper

Stubbings Shelden, Neal

Community & Culture

What if your home wanted you dead? Tech-loving teen Christine makes fast friends with her home's AI, Alyx. But when a real-world romance threatens their bond, Alyx turns from friend to foe.

Alyx: An AI's Guide to Love and Murder

Literature & Fiction

Harris, Brent A.

Genre Fiction

Step into fourteen new worlds that might have been...\nWhat if the Ripper had kept killing, Hitchcock had directed Titanic, or an alien attack forced two adversaries into an unlikely alliance?\nVisit worlds where wartime experiments unlocked genetic potential, where magic and magical creatures flourish, and where two detectives solve crimes in a world where Rome still rules.\nThe third Tales From Alternate Earths arrives with more stories and more award-wining authors. Discover these worlds if you dare!

Tales From Alternate Earths Volume III

Provine, Jeff

Smale, Alan

Butler, D.J.

Royce, J.L.

Vaishnav, Minoti

Bensen, Daniel M.

Edwards, Christopher

Emmel, Aaron

Kresal, Matthew

Short Stories & Anthologies

Dinosaurs. 
Time-traveling astronaut dinosaurs. Really, that’s all this blurb had to say, right? What else could you want? I know I’d buy it. I mean, that’s literally why I wrote it, because who doesn’t want stories about time-traveling astronaut dinosaurs? 
But if you’re hard to please, there’s a smattering of other sci-fi stories in this collection by two-time Sidewise Award nominated author Brent A. Harris (that’s me!). Most of these stories have been printed in the award-winning Tales from Alternate Earths series, other anthologies, and podcasts. But not all of you have read them (or read them all). So, this is a great place to start. 
And! There are a couple exclusive stories within including a dinosaur displaced in Victorian times creating dinosaur-sized problems for his rescuers. If dinosaurs aren’t to your liking (then why did you pick up this book, there’s a dinosaur on the cover?) then there’s time-traveling stories inspired by Star Trek and Quantum Leap that you can ponder over instead all comfy cozy on your couch or oversized chair with your cup of Earl Grey. Hot. 
So, why are you still reading this blurb instead of the inside of this book? Go on, open it!

Twilight of the Mesozoic Moon: And Other Time Travel Twists

Romance

Time Travel

Tales of Mystery: The Gravity of Death

Allred, Lee

McCormick, William Burton

Jolly, Tom

Henderson, Callum

Darrow, Lin

Lehman, William

Lord, Steven

Ray, Stetson

Teia, Ed

Discover twelve spellbinding new mysteries.Uncover why the tooth fairies have grown impatient, why the flavour is gone, and who raided the squirrels' nut bank. Then delve into darker waters to find a competition whose only prize is death, a psychic serial killer, and the brutal murder of a heroic woodsman.All this and more as you investigate crimes as unique as the detectives who solve them. Solve them with a twist... of magic.

Tales of Mystery: Dead for a Spell

Herz, Henry

Edwards, Rob

Payne, Michael H.

Clegg, Jaleta

Lim, Joshua

Butler, DJ

Busby, Liz

Harding, Lawrence

Brònico, Jonathan

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