--- product_id: 33888581 title: "Stalking Jack the Ripper" price: "€ 35.72" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/33888581-stalking-jack-the-ripper store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Illustrated Edition Mystery Genre Historical Fiction Stalking Jack the Ripper **Price:** € 35.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🕵️‍♀️ Unmask the past, one page at a time! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Stalking Jack the Ripper - **How much does it cost?** € 35.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/33888581-stalking-jack-the-ripper) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Historical Depth:** Explore the chilling backdrop of Victorian London. - • **Visually Stunning:** Experience the story through captivating illustrations. - • **Engaging Narrative:** Perfect blend of fact and fiction that keeps you on the edge. - • **Strong Protagonist:** Follow a fearless heroine challenging societal norms. - • **Unravel the Mystery:** Dive into a gripping tale of suspense and intrigue. ## Overview Stalking Jack the Ripper is an illustrated hardcover novel that combines historical fiction with a thrilling mystery, following a young woman as she investigates the infamous Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian London. ## Description desertcart.com: Stalking Jack the Ripper: 9780316273497: Maniscalco, Kerri, James Patterson: Books Review: Love this book, its intriguing murder mystery with Humor - Stalking Jack the Ripper the book is a fiction tale, semi using the case of Jack the Ripper, London’s most famous Serial killer.The two main characters in this book is one Audrey Rose Wadsworth,(btw Kerri, if your reading this, I love her Name.) and the other is Mr Thomas Cresswell. AudreyRose decides to do something, most would consider un-lady like of the time period and her status in society. That something turns out to be a medical examiner of sorts. She decides to study the science with her Uncle because she lost her Mum very young. So during her studies, she happens to met her Uncle intern Mr Thomas Cresswell. She learns through her Uncle and Thomas of the Jack the Ripper Murders After Audrey is invited to help in the case, all hell pretty much breaks lose. All of the clues point to people close to her. She is also slowly starting to like Thomas as more then a friend,which doesn’t help matters either. Why? because lets be real who wants to fall in love or semi love while investigating famous murder. As time goes on, Audrey Rose becomes closer to everyone possibly involved in the murder. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars, because it is written so well. The best way to describe the story is that it wants you to look at the murders as being a puzzle for a crime solving like a person in Forensic's would study a murder .I hope all of that makes sense but before I continue I also would like to point out that this book discusses in some detail Forensic science study of dead bodies. It is the process of a Doctor or Scientist receiving a dead body to study its organs as well as sometimes studying murders. But back in Victorian days it was Called being a Cadaver which was a way for doctors or scientist to get free bodies to study what cause a person death as well or use certain body parts . While this is discuss in the book, it is not extremely detailed to point of making someone feel sick. I am a sensitive person to these types of things and this detailed did not bother me. Now on to more details about the story itself. This story is not your standard Murder mystery in the sense that its all about the murder. This book is also about Audrey Rose becoming her own person. I also honestly couldn’t believe how funny this book was, mainly from Thomas’s point of view. Thomas tends to be the one who keeps Audrey Rose on her toes and really helps to get her to think about everything. He loves the fact that she is so well educated compare to most girls of her position and the age. He tends to use humorous flirty banter towards her whenever they are together. I can’t say enough about how much I love Thomas in this book. I also loved the cover on this book. This cover which is shown above of a woman holding a knife while wearing Steampunk victorian clothing is bloody beautiful, intriguing and inviting .I honestly can’t wait to start the next book in the series which is Hunting Prince Dracula, and it comes out in September 2017 for hardcover sell. Review: Really fun and intriguing read! - I'm not really big on mysteries to be honest (and yet I ended up reading two at the same time somehow), so I wasn't completely sure I would be interested in this. But, I love all things that take place in Victorian England, plus Jack the Ripper is grotesquely interesting to read about, so I thought I might enjoy this (plus I also got the ARC of Hunting Prince Dracula at BookCon so...kind of felt like I should at least give it a try). Turns out, I kind of loved it! The story follows Audrey Rose Wadsworth, one those "not like other girls" kind of heroines who prefers stitching up dead bodies after examining them to stitching embroidery into napkins, as she dives into the case of "Leather Apron", or as we know him today, Jack the Ripper. It's fast-paced, full of great characters and relationships, and of course, lots of mystery and intrigue. I thought the story itself was wonderfully written for the the most part. It moved at a decent pace, keeping the reader on edge despite knowing what was in store, and filling the plot with great characterization and relationship growth. There were mysteries abound, in both the case of Jack the Ripper and in characters themselves, keeping everything fresh and interesting as new questions came into light. It wasn't perfect, unfortunately, as a lot of creative liberties were taken by the author (which she admitted to in an Author's Note at the end of the book) and while I'm sure most people are fine glossing over them, I read another book that dealt with the Jack the Ripper murders ( The Name of the Star , by Maureen Johnson), and though that does not make me an expert on the subject matter at all, there were enough inconsistencies that I noticed that had me confused at times. I brushed it off, but I still felt mildly annoyed. One such liberty was the inclusion of the Barnum & Bailey circus act that Audrey Rose goes to see with her brother, Nathaniel. Not only did it not occur in the year this book takes place (1888, when the circus came in 1889), but to me it felt a little unnecessary to the plot. All it served was a means to make Nathaniel feel like he was helping his sister be a little happy again, only for it to be interrupted by the Jack the Ripper case again, cutting the happy night short and honestly just making the entire scene feel like it could have been cut entirely. On another note, there was a specific plot point that felt like it was completely forgotten about after a specific incident occurred related to it. While I can infer some answers about that particular mystery (I'm talking about Thornley and Alistair) based on the revelations at the end, it was never specifically brought back up and so things are left a little muddled with the answers being more along the line of "could have been" than definitively. It was a little predictable - I kind of guessed who Jack was about halfway through - but the motive felt a little strange and out there for the character. I figured out why he was choosing his particularly victims correctly, but not the complete reason as to why he was killing and maiming their bodies as he did. In fact, when the revelation came, his actions and demeanor compared to how he had acted prior felt very out of character. I know this can be attributed to Audrey Rose's perspective of the situation, and to the idea that people aren't as they seem, but there are usually more behaviors shown that would make this kind of revelation make sense, I think. As for the characters, I really did enjoy Audrey Rose and her constant determination to assist in the case despite what her father and society wanted from her, and her compassion for the victims of Jack the Ripper. Her relationships with those surrounding her really defined the book as a whole, as they grew and changed over the course of the novel, without them ever really changing her own desires for her goals in life. My only issue is with Maniscalco's writing of Audrey Rose's feminist views: I completely agreed with her on everything, but they were just a little too straightforward - a little too much "tell" when it could have been more "show". Thomas Cresswell came off being a little bit too much Sherlock Holmes-ian at first, with his deducing and arrogance, but he slowly grew on me and showed much deeper levels to his character throughout the novel. I loved his relationship growth with Audrey Rose, and that he became a little softer as the book wore on. The other characters had just as much depth and growth as well throughout the book, and were all interesting and intriguing to read about and grow to understand. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I especially enjoyed reading about Audrey Rose and Thomas. The plot moved decently and kept me captivated the entire time, while the characters really brought the story to life. Despite a few issues with historical accuracy and some plot holes that needed filling, I still really enjoyed this book and can't wait to dive into Hunting Prince Dracula! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #412,744 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #17 in Teen & Young Adult European Historical Fiction #69 in Teen & Young Adult Mysteries & Detective Stories #116 in Teen & Young Adult Thrillers & Suspense (Books) | | Book 1 of 4 | Stalking Jack the Ripper | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (6,444) | | Dimensions | 6.38 x 1.25 x 9.38 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | Grade level | 10 and up | | ISBN-10 | 031627349X | | ISBN-13 | 978-0316273497 | | Item Weight | 1.2 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 336 pages | | Publication date | September 20, 2016 | | Publisher | Jimmy Patterson | | Reading age | 15 years and up | ## Images ![Stalking Jack the Ripper - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HOJeTdzWL.jpg) ![Stalking Jack the Ripper - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91MMb6EDbRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this book, its intriguing murder mystery with Humor *by M***E on May 11, 2017* Stalking Jack the Ripper the book is a fiction tale, semi using the case of Jack the Ripper, London’s most famous Serial killer.The two main characters in this book is one Audrey Rose Wadsworth,(btw Kerri, if your reading this, I love her Name.) and the other is Mr Thomas Cresswell. AudreyRose decides to do something, most would consider un-lady like of the time period and her status in society. That something turns out to be a medical examiner of sorts. She decides to study the science with her Uncle because she lost her Mum very young. So during her studies, she happens to met her Uncle intern Mr Thomas Cresswell. She learns through her Uncle and Thomas of the Jack the Ripper Murders After Audrey is invited to help in the case, all hell pretty much breaks lose. All of the clues point to people close to her. She is also slowly starting to like Thomas as more then a friend,which doesn’t help matters either. Why? because lets be real who wants to fall in love or semi love while investigating famous murder. As time goes on, Audrey Rose becomes closer to everyone possibly involved in the murder. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars, because it is written so well. The best way to describe the story is that it wants you to look at the murders as being a puzzle for a crime solving like a person in Forensic's would study a murder .I hope all of that makes sense but before I continue I also would like to point out that this book discusses in some detail Forensic science study of dead bodies. It is the process of a Doctor or Scientist receiving a dead body to study its organs as well as sometimes studying murders. But back in Victorian days it was Called being a Cadaver which was a way for doctors or scientist to get free bodies to study what cause a person death as well or use certain body parts . While this is discuss in the book, it is not extremely detailed to point of making someone feel sick. I am a sensitive person to these types of things and this detailed did not bother me. Now on to more details about the story itself. This story is not your standard Murder mystery in the sense that its all about the murder. This book is also about Audrey Rose becoming her own person. I also honestly couldn’t believe how funny this book was, mainly from Thomas’s point of view. Thomas tends to be the one who keeps Audrey Rose on her toes and really helps to get her to think about everything. He loves the fact that she is so well educated compare to most girls of her position and the age. He tends to use humorous flirty banter towards her whenever they are together. I can’t say enough about how much I love Thomas in this book. I also loved the cover on this book. This cover which is shown above of a woman holding a knife while wearing Steampunk victorian clothing is bloody beautiful, intriguing and inviting .I honestly can’t wait to start the next book in the series which is Hunting Prince Dracula, and it comes out in September 2017 for hardcover sell. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really fun and intriguing read! *by J***N on September 9, 2017* I'm not really big on mysteries to be honest (and yet I ended up reading two at the same time somehow), so I wasn't completely sure I would be interested in this. But, I love all things that take place in Victorian England, plus Jack the Ripper is grotesquely interesting to read about, so I thought I might enjoy this (plus I also got the ARC of Hunting Prince Dracula at BookCon so...kind of felt like I should at least give it a try). Turns out, I kind of loved it! The story follows Audrey Rose Wadsworth, one those "not like other girls" kind of heroines who prefers stitching up dead bodies after examining them to stitching embroidery into napkins, as she dives into the case of "Leather Apron", or as we know him today, Jack the Ripper. It's fast-paced, full of great characters and relationships, and of course, lots of mystery and intrigue. I thought the story itself was wonderfully written for the the most part. It moved at a decent pace, keeping the reader on edge despite knowing what was in store, and filling the plot with great characterization and relationship growth. There were mysteries abound, in both the case of Jack the Ripper and in characters themselves, keeping everything fresh and interesting as new questions came into light. It wasn't perfect, unfortunately, as a lot of creative liberties were taken by the author (which she admitted to in an Author's Note at the end of the book) and while I'm sure most people are fine glossing over them, I read another book that dealt with the Jack the Ripper murders ( The Name of the Star , by Maureen Johnson), and though that does not make me an expert on the subject matter at all, there were enough inconsistencies that I noticed that had me confused at times. I brushed it off, but I still felt mildly annoyed. One such liberty was the inclusion of the Barnum & Bailey circus act that Audrey Rose goes to see with her brother, Nathaniel. Not only did it not occur in the year this book takes place (1888, when the circus came in 1889), but to me it felt a little unnecessary to the plot. All it served was a means to make Nathaniel feel like he was helping his sister be a little happy again, only for it to be interrupted by the Jack the Ripper case again, cutting the happy night short and honestly just making the entire scene feel like it could have been cut entirely. On another note, there was a specific plot point that felt like it was completely forgotten about after a specific incident occurred related to it. While I can infer some answers about that particular mystery (I'm talking about Thornley and Alistair) based on the revelations at the end, it was never specifically brought back up and so things are left a little muddled with the answers being more along the line of "could have been" than definitively. It was a little predictable - I kind of guessed who Jack was about halfway through - but the motive felt a little strange and out there for the character. I figured out why he was choosing his particularly victims correctly, but not the complete reason as to why he was killing and maiming their bodies as he did. In fact, when the revelation came, his actions and demeanor compared to how he had acted prior felt very out of character. I know this can be attributed to Audrey Rose's perspective of the situation, and to the idea that people aren't as they seem, but there are usually more behaviors shown that would make this kind of revelation make sense, I think. As for the characters, I really did enjoy Audrey Rose and her constant determination to assist in the case despite what her father and society wanted from her, and her compassion for the victims of Jack the Ripper. Her relationships with those surrounding her really defined the book as a whole, as they grew and changed over the course of the novel, without them ever really changing her own desires for her goals in life. My only issue is with Maniscalco's writing of Audrey Rose's feminist views: I completely agreed with her on everything, but they were just a little too straightforward - a little too much "tell" when it could have been more "show". Thomas Cresswell came off being a little bit too much Sherlock Holmes-ian at first, with his deducing and arrogance, but he slowly grew on me and showed much deeper levels to his character throughout the novel. I loved his relationship growth with Audrey Rose, and that he became a little softer as the book wore on. The other characters had just as much depth and growth as well throughout the book, and were all interesting and intriguing to read about and grow to understand. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I especially enjoyed reading about Audrey Rose and Thomas. The plot moved decently and kept me captivated the entire time, while the characters really brought the story to life. Despite a few issues with historical accuracy and some plot holes that needed filling, I still really enjoyed this book and can't wait to dive into Hunting Prince Dracula! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by F***I on August 22, 2018* Nella Londra vittoriana dove il sesso debole ha il ruolo di ornamento, frivola compagnia e tanto gossip, la sua propensione all’arte forense è un’attitudine del tutto inappropriata, da mantenere segreta. Soprattutto se si è figlia di uno dei Lord più influenti della città e si indossa la gonna. Una mente eccelsa e calcolatrice però difficilmente si tiene in gabbia, e Audrey Rose odia le sbarre. All’insaputa di un padre più protettivo del dovuto, la ragazza diletta la sua passione nel laboratorio medico dello zio, dottore forense, principale investigatore sulle vittime di Jack lo squartatore. Su quel tavolo sterile, Audrey guarda le vite di giovani ragazze strappate via dalla furia assassina e combatte i suoi istinti di libertà contraddetti di un animo gentile e devoto alla famiglia. A tenerla costantemente sul chi vive, c’è l’assistente Thomas, affascinante studente di poche ma taglienti parole. Un occhio attento al dettaglio, in grado di dedure anche il meno plausibile, la ragazza ne sarà attratta ed infastidita allo stesso tempo. E noi ne saremo divertiti come non mai. Anche se la nebbia londinese non piace a nessuno, lasciarsi ammaliare da Audrey Rose e Thomas è abbastanza facile, per non dire naturale. Battute taglienti, dialoghi ferrati, un’ironia che è il cavallo di battaglia, faranno cornice ad una storia in cui poliziesco e thriller si mescolano in una miscela adrenalinica. I vicoli di East End rispecchiano la struttura del libro, dove ogni pagina nasconde qualche piccolo indizio al grande mistero. I personaggi poi, sono anche loro tutto un mistero. Thomas è l’irresistibilità in persona: silenzioso quanto basta, giusto il tempo di irritare la protagonista e poi scomparire, lasciando lei e noi senza parole. Della sua storia si sa poco quanto niente, quanto basta per sperare di conoscerlo più a fondo nel libro successivo. Audrey invece, è un libro aperto. Combatte per i suoi diritti, non riesce ad abbassarsi ai livelli di una società retrograda, di cui denuncia proprio la sua arretratezza. Allo stesso tempo però, desidera ardentemente essere accettata per quello che realmente è, e che la rende unica. Ha le sue idee ed è pervasa dal desiderio di urlarle ai quattro venti, di viverle senza alcun segreto. È tuttavia combattuta dalle conseguenze che queste potrebbero avere non tanto sulla sua immagine, quanto su quella del fratello e del padre. I suoi monologhi sono di una dolcezza smisurata. Le cupe atmosfere di Londra; gli assassini efferati del famoso Jake; protagonisti divertenti e sensibili; ambientazioni storiche. 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