| Never before in the history of Sherlock Holmes stories has there been a novel so divisive, so shocking, so unwilling to compromise in its portrayal of the times. Bernard Schaffer’s account of the Jack the Ripper crimes, as told through the lives of the victims, the killer, and the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved canon, has been called both a “Masterpiece” and an “Abomination.” Readers will have to decide for themselves whether or not they are prepared to face the stark reality of… |
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