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What Alice Knew - Community Reviews back

by Paula Marantz Cohen
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The Butler Did It
The Butler Did It rated it 11 years ago
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 ...
Beyond Strange New Words
Beyond Strange New Words rated it 12 years ago
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...
Blodeuedd
Blodeuedd rated it 14 years ago
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...
heidenkind
heidenkind rated it 15 years ago
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.
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