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Loading... Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper - Case Closedby Patricia Cornwell
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Patricia Cornwell reviews the case and presents how she believes artist Walter Sickert was not only the Ripper, but also that there are several other cases out there he likely committed. (  )  FMRox | Mar 10, 2009 |  My wife says this book reads like it was written by a twelve-year-old, and I'd have to agree. Patricia Cornwell should be able to do better than this. Still, the information is interesting. (  ) horacewimsey | Jan 15, 2009 | Cornwell makes a good circumstantial case against Walter Richard Sickert, a painter. She blames him not only for the 5 murders attributed to Jack the Ripper, but for several others as well, including the murders of several children. Unfortunately, there's no real physical proof, and apparently no room in this book for dissenting opinions. I listened to what is apparently an abridged version of this book, despite owning a hard copy. I really don't feel the need to pick up the book and fill in the blanks. ( ) miyurose | Dec 12, 2008 | Let me start by saying that I am not typically a fan of the non-fiction genre. However, Portrait of a Killer is a fantastic read; Patricia Cornwell has done an incredible job of blending facts and myth, all while maintaining her own style of writing. (  ) qarae | Oct 28, 2008 | "While I have no evidence that Sickert bet on horse races, I don't have any fact to say he didn't." - Page 190, Paragraph 3. That sentence pretty much sums up the logic employed in this book. Cornwell is more than happy to make up evidence as she goes to substantiate her theory. (  )1  SicilianEsq | Sep 28, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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