by Paula Marantz Cohen
Jack the Ripper is one of the most intriguing stories of the 19th century and one of the most written about. What Alice Knew is a broody, atmospheric novel about Jack the Ripper that lets you feel the London fog curling around you. The story revolves around Henry, William and Alice James. I knew ...
What Alice Knew is a fascinating take on Jack the Ripper's murders. It centres on three James siblings who are trying to find the murderer, each contributing their own unique view to the joint effort.In the end, as the title suggests, it is Alice, who finds the right lead to the murderer. The soluti...
There are a few things I am very curious about, and Jack The Ripper is one of them. Who was he? I'd love the answer to that, and here I at least her one suggestion. But we can't really know. In this book Jack The Ripper is terrorizing London, and Henry James is attending boring dinner parties. In Lo...
The ending was depressing. And I am seriously OD'd on Victorians now--I don't even want to THINK of the word bustle for at least a week.