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The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper #2
Legacy of the Ripper
Jack Thomas Reid, nephew of Robert Cavendish who first appeared in A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper languishes in the secure Ravenswood Psychiatric Hospital, sentenced to confinement 'at Her Majesty's Pleasure' for a series of apparent 'Jack the Ripper' copycat killings in the picturesque English coastal resort of Brighton. Jack's defence at his trial, that he is a descendant of Jack the Ripper and that the crimes were conducted by an unknown 'mystery man' and that Jack was drugged and made to appear as the killer was regarded as so preposterous and unbelievable that his sentence was never in doubt. When one of the policemen who conducted the original investigation into the murders begins to doubt the truth of the case against Reid, Sergeant Carl Wright and Ripperologist Alice Nickels begin an investigation into his story. What they find is told through the voice of Doctor Ruth Truman, Jack's psychiatrist at Ravenswood, and through a series of events that take place as far afield as the beautiful island of Malta and in Warsaw, Poland. Slowly but surely and with the help of Wright's boss Inspector Mike Holland, the link between the events that shocked and terrorised Whitechapel over a century ago, and their link with the case of Jack Thomas Reid and the 'Legacy of Jack the Ripper' is revealed.
A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper was the winner of The Preditors & Editors 'Best Thriller Novel of 2008 Award' and is available from Double Dragon Publishing, Amazon and all good retailers.
A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper was the winner of The Preditors & Editors 'Best Thriller Novel of 2008 Award' and is available from Double Dragon Publishing, Amazon and all good retailers.
242 pages, Paperback
First published June 25, 2009
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Brian L. Porter
62 books71 followersFormerly a member of the Royal Air Force, Brian L Porter is an award-winning author, and a dedicated dog rescuer, with the distinction of having more than twenty Amazon #1 bestsellers to his name. He has written under three pseudonyms, with bestsellers coming under each of his writing guises. The majority of those have come under his Brian L Porter name with four coming under his Harry Porter and Juan Pablo Jalisco names.
Nowadays, he divides his time between writing his popular Mersey Murder Mystery series of books, and his immensely successful true-life Family of Rescue Dogs series, all featuring the dogs that form part of his own family, and all having been Amazon #1 bestsellers.
Nowadays, he divides his time between writing his popular Mersey Murder Mystery series of books, and his immensely successful true-life Family of Rescue Dogs series, all featuring the dogs that form part of his own family, and all having been Amazon #1 bestsellers.
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November 10, 2020
Legacy of the Ripper by Brian L. Porter is the second installment in the author's Ripper series, and the murder mystery continues to enthrall. The storyline fast-forwards to the year 'nineteen ninety-six', as first-person narrator Dr. Ruth Truman puts it. Jack Thomas Reid, the nephew of Dr. Robert Cavendish, is born to doting parents who try to overlook his introverted tendencies. Yet the family traits again raise questions as the adolescent Jack becomes suspect when the Brighton Ripper becomes front-page news. Jack, we find out, may well be the successor of his biological relative, Jack The Ripper.
The element of internecine strife once again becomes the special ingredient in Porter's literary recipe. Inspector Mike Holland and Sergeant George Wright are assigned to the investigation, uncovering evidence that may well close the case as a noose around Jack's neck. Yet prosecuting attorney Alice Nickels is finding inconsistencies that may rescue Jack. We are introduced to Mark Cavendish, an uncle who may have his own motives in watching his nephew be wronged. Alice, Mike and George are faced with the task of exonerating Jack at risk of letting the Brighton Ripper go scot free.
This is a page-turner that will keep you guessing up to the final chapters. For mystery lovers and readers of all ages, Legacy of the Ripper by Brian L. Porter is well worth your sleepless nights.
The element of internecine strife once again becomes the special ingredient in Porter's literary recipe. Inspector Mike Holland and Sergeant George Wright are assigned to the investigation, uncovering evidence that may well close the case as a noose around Jack's neck. Yet prosecuting attorney Alice Nickels is finding inconsistencies that may rescue Jack. We are introduced to Mark Cavendish, an uncle who may have his own motives in watching his nephew be wronged. Alice, Mike and George are faced with the task of exonerating Jack at risk of letting the Brighton Ripper go scot free.
This is a page-turner that will keep you guessing up to the final chapters. For mystery lovers and readers of all ages, Legacy of the Ripper by Brian L. Porter is well worth your sleepless nights.
April 15, 2021
What will happen if a decedent of the most infamous serial killer in history puts his hands on and becomes obsessed with the journals of the said serial killer?
This psychological thriller is the fourth book I read from the bestselling author Brian L. Porter (I read this right after A Study in Red, which made reading this one even more enjoyable), and just like the other three, it’s extremely well-written and full of unpredictable twists and turns that no one will see coming, especially the one at the end. Hitchcock could learn a thing or two from Mr. Porter. Highly recommended.
This psychological thriller is the fourth book I read from the bestselling author Brian L. Porter (I read this right after A Study in Red, which made reading this one even more enjoyable), and just like the other three, it’s extremely well-written and full of unpredictable twists and turns that no one will see coming, especially the one at the end. Hitchcock could learn a thing or two from Mr. Porter. Highly recommended.
November 16, 2021
While not as riveting as the first book, 'Legacy' was still entertaining.
Note that the same editing issues were present as well.
Note that the same editing issues were present as well.
April 14, 2022
{Spoiler Alert - the first paragraph contains specific details of the first book in The Study in Red Trilogy. If you haven't read A STUDY IN RED, feel free to skip it.}
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The first book in this series, A STUDY IN RED, lays out a premise of a Ripper slipping into mental illness due to late-stage syphilis probably contracted from a prostitute. His madness becomes known to Doctor Burton Cleveland Cavendish, great-grandfather to the narrator of that book Robert Cavendish. It also reveals that Burton Cavendish is the father of the Ripper with a lady not his wife. From great-grandfather through four generations, each is bequeathed the journal and letters of Burton Cavendish as each pursues an ever more modern career in psychiatry. Thus, a neat package of circumstances brings us to the end of the twentieth century. However, Robert Cavendish produces no heir to whom he can pass the cursed papers. At the time of Robert's receipt of the documents, his wife Sarah is visiting her sister, Jennifer Reid who is about to give birth to her first child who she names Jack Thomas Reid… JTR… Jack the Ripper? There is no biological link between the Cavendish's and the newborn Jack. Which brings us to this, the second book in the series, LEGACY OF THE RIPPER.
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In the first chapters, we are told that Tom Reid, father of Jack, is Robert's brother… that Tom Reid's father is Robert's father's brother… any contrivance to bring young Jack into the genetic line of Doctor Burton Cleveland Cavendish. From my reading of the first book, the only way there could be a link from Jack the Ripper to Jack Thomas Reid would be by way of the Ripper having produced an heir.
Embedded within this convoluted family tree, that an editor, or even a good beta reader could have helped to straighten out, lies a mystery. Ripper-like crimes are being committed in Brighton. The crimes seem to duplicate the Whitechapel horrors in the method of killing and the ease with which the perpetrator escapes. The canny Sergeant George Wright comes up with a theory and his boss, Detective Inspector Mike Holland, runs with it. Anyone familiar with the Jack the Ripper killings will be intrigued by the series of events and their ultimate conclusion.
One final note with regard to the editing of this book. I found numerous word errors in the book that could only be found by a human being reading the book because the errors are words that a spellchecker would pass over. Overall, LEGACY OF THE RIPPER is a somewhat interesting, albeit fictional, take on crimes that have beguiled the police and the public for more than a century. The premise of a bloodline of Jack the Ripper surely could have been planned better.
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The first book in this series, A STUDY IN RED, lays out a premise of a Ripper slipping into mental illness due to late-stage syphilis probably contracted from a prostitute. His madness becomes known to Doctor Burton Cleveland Cavendish, great-grandfather to the narrator of that book Robert Cavendish. It also reveals that Burton Cavendish is the father of the Ripper with a lady not his wife. From great-grandfather through four generations, each is bequeathed the journal and letters of Burton Cavendish as each pursues an ever more modern career in psychiatry. Thus, a neat package of circumstances brings us to the end of the twentieth century. However, Robert Cavendish produces no heir to whom he can pass the cursed papers. At the time of Robert's receipt of the documents, his wife Sarah is visiting her sister, Jennifer Reid who is about to give birth to her first child who she names Jack Thomas Reid… JTR… Jack the Ripper? There is no biological link between the Cavendish's and the newborn Jack. Which brings us to this, the second book in the series, LEGACY OF THE RIPPER.
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In the first chapters, we are told that Tom Reid, father of Jack, is Robert's brother… that Tom Reid's father is Robert's father's brother… any contrivance to bring young Jack into the genetic line of Doctor Burton Cleveland Cavendish. From my reading of the first book, the only way there could be a link from Jack the Ripper to Jack Thomas Reid would be by way of the Ripper having produced an heir.
Embedded within this convoluted family tree, that an editor, or even a good beta reader could have helped to straighten out, lies a mystery. Ripper-like crimes are being committed in Brighton. The crimes seem to duplicate the Whitechapel horrors in the method of killing and the ease with which the perpetrator escapes. The canny Sergeant George Wright comes up with a theory and his boss, Detective Inspector Mike Holland, runs with it. Anyone familiar with the Jack the Ripper killings will be intrigued by the series of events and their ultimate conclusion.
One final note with regard to the editing of this book. I found numerous word errors in the book that could only be found by a human being reading the book because the errors are words that a spellchecker would pass over. Overall, LEGACY OF THE RIPPER is a somewhat interesting, albeit fictional, take on crimes that have beguiled the police and the public for more than a century. The premise of a bloodline of Jack the Ripper surely could have been planned better.
December 27, 2020
A perfect foil to Book 1 – thought provoking in its malevolence.
I so enjoyed book 1 of this trilogy, in a psychologically disturbing way, that I bought books 2 and 3. I am not sure what I was expecting but I have read many books by this author and enjoyed them all and felt comfortable in my decision.
The Study in Red trilogy is not about violent crime so much as psychological manipulation, reaction and suggestion, subsequent to the Ripper events in Whitechapel in 1888. In other words, suggestions following on from analysis of the crimes of Jack the Ripper, and this is what sets these books apart.
Book 1 (see my review on Amazon or Goodreads) introduces the concept of a folio of original diary notes by the Ripper along with observations from a doctor / psychiatrist who is treating the patient because he is his by-blow son. He considers the ravings from his son to be because he is mentally disturbed but later becomes convinced he actually is the Ripper. The Psychiatrist arranges for the journals and his commentary to be passed on, inherited, by the eldest son in the family and this happens until modern day.
Perhaps because of the familial relationship with the Ripper, the heirs when they read the journal, experience various debilitating emotions and write their own comments for future generations. As a warning? Or as advice to maybe maintain the family secret? This is for the reader to determine.
In the legacy, the latest recipient is an 18 year old lad who has already had psychological difficulties in his early teens. He inherits the Journal following the death of his uncle (see book 1) and, this is the Legacy.
What follows is a truly well-crafted and subliminally disturbing tale of how this young man, already dealing with his own demons, is affected by the Journal. He runs away from his ‘supportive’ but interfering parents, and a series of encounters lead onto some mysterious meetings and, gruesome murders.
I will offer no more revelations save to say, this novel is not what I expected and is a perfect foil to book one and, tees up book three perfectly. It is an emotional and sometimes scary ride, but well worth the trip.
Recommended – 5 stars.
I so enjoyed book 1 of this trilogy, in a psychologically disturbing way, that I bought books 2 and 3. I am not sure what I was expecting but I have read many books by this author and enjoyed them all and felt comfortable in my decision.
The Study in Red trilogy is not about violent crime so much as psychological manipulation, reaction and suggestion, subsequent to the Ripper events in Whitechapel in 1888. In other words, suggestions following on from analysis of the crimes of Jack the Ripper, and this is what sets these books apart.
Book 1 (see my review on Amazon or Goodreads) introduces the concept of a folio of original diary notes by the Ripper along with observations from a doctor / psychiatrist who is treating the patient because he is his by-blow son. He considers the ravings from his son to be because he is mentally disturbed but later becomes convinced he actually is the Ripper. The Psychiatrist arranges for the journals and his commentary to be passed on, inherited, by the eldest son in the family and this happens until modern day.
Perhaps because of the familial relationship with the Ripper, the heirs when they read the journal, experience various debilitating emotions and write their own comments for future generations. As a warning? Or as advice to maybe maintain the family secret? This is for the reader to determine.
In the legacy, the latest recipient is an 18 year old lad who has already had psychological difficulties in his early teens. He inherits the Journal following the death of his uncle (see book 1) and, this is the Legacy.
What follows is a truly well-crafted and subliminally disturbing tale of how this young man, already dealing with his own demons, is affected by the Journal. He runs away from his ‘supportive’ but interfering parents, and a series of encounters lead onto some mysterious meetings and, gruesome murders.
I will offer no more revelations save to say, this novel is not what I expected and is a perfect foil to book one and, tees up book three perfectly. It is an emotional and sometimes scary ride, but well worth the trip.
Recommended – 5 stars.
November 14, 2020
Has the ripper returned?
The young man's name is Jacob Reid. He is called Jack. He is the nephew of Robert Cavendish, a descendant of Jack the Ripper. He is a sick young lad who needs plenty of psychological help. And on his 18th birthday he receives the copy of the journal of Jack the Ripper which so terribly occupied the mind and life of Robert Cavendish. Jack leaves home and moves to Brighton on the coast of England. And almost immediately a series of murders begin to occur. The murders are copycats of the Ripper murders in 1888. And when one investigator who is a "ripperologist" overlays a map of Whitehall, where the original murders occurred, over a map of Brighton, the map tells the tale that truly the ripper, or a copycat, is doing terrible crimes.
This is a highly interesting murder and psychological novel that, in the usual way, is extremely well written, very well put together and has the kinds of twists, turns and returns that Brian L. (Harry) Porter used so well in A Study in Red. I cannot give you a lot more about the ending of the book because the final twists and turns take place in the last five pages. So you will have to read this if you wish to know the final secrets of Jack Reid. Know that Jack's mental problems make his trial on murder in this case as difficult as it can be and may be the entire reason he is accused and convicted.
Brian L. Porter is a consummate mystery writer in the classic British style. If one of the characters was named Watson I would wonder if I were reading Arthur Conan Doyle. Brian uses progressive revelations as a means to keep the reader enthralled. He uses descriptions to keep the scenarios realistic and alive in Technicolor of the mind. Legacy of the Ripper is no different in that respect than others of his books. And I suppose one could say it was expectable that a nephew would be accused of being a modern day ripper as was Jack Reid in this book. But the accusations may or may not be true. And if your reading takes you to the last page you will perhaps have an answer. Or maybe the answer lies in Requiem to the Ripper. I enjoyed this book a great deal. Five stars were definitely earned. The characters are wonderful, the story line takes you in, holds you in your seat as you continue to read. You have done it again Brian Thanks
The young man's name is Jacob Reid. He is called Jack. He is the nephew of Robert Cavendish, a descendant of Jack the Ripper. He is a sick young lad who needs plenty of psychological help. And on his 18th birthday he receives the copy of the journal of Jack the Ripper which so terribly occupied the mind and life of Robert Cavendish. Jack leaves home and moves to Brighton on the coast of England. And almost immediately a series of murders begin to occur. The murders are copycats of the Ripper murders in 1888. And when one investigator who is a "ripperologist" overlays a map of Whitehall, where the original murders occurred, over a map of Brighton, the map tells the tale that truly the ripper, or a copycat, is doing terrible crimes.
This is a highly interesting murder and psychological novel that, in the usual way, is extremely well written, very well put together and has the kinds of twists, turns and returns that Brian L. (Harry) Porter used so well in A Study in Red. I cannot give you a lot more about the ending of the book because the final twists and turns take place in the last five pages. So you will have to read this if you wish to know the final secrets of Jack Reid. Know that Jack's mental problems make his trial on murder in this case as difficult as it can be and may be the entire reason he is accused and convicted.
Brian L. Porter is a consummate mystery writer in the classic British style. If one of the characters was named Watson I would wonder if I were reading Arthur Conan Doyle. Brian uses progressive revelations as a means to keep the reader enthralled. He uses descriptions to keep the scenarios realistic and alive in Technicolor of the mind. Legacy of the Ripper is no different in that respect than others of his books. And I suppose one could say it was expectable that a nephew would be accused of being a modern day ripper as was Jack Reid in this book. But the accusations may or may not be true. And if your reading takes you to the last page you will perhaps have an answer. Or maybe the answer lies in Requiem to the Ripper. I enjoyed this book a great deal. Five stars were definitely earned. The characters are wonderful, the story line takes you in, holds you in your seat as you continue to read. You have done it again Brian Thanks
October 31, 2020
This book is the second in the Study in Red trilogy by Brian Porter. Using the voice of Ruth Truman, a psychiatrist to relate the tale, the central character is apparently Jack Reid (Jack Red? Or only a coincidence of names?) a patient in a psychiatric hospital. However, as the book unfolds, the reader is left wondering if Reid is the real villain of the novel, or only a tool of somebody, or something else.
The something is a journal that the reader understands to have been written by Jack the Ripper himself. Perhaps the Ripper’s undoubted evil permeated the book to influence the reader? Or is there another man, a mysterious figure at the edge of the pages, who is responsible for a series of Ripper-style murders?
Legacy of the Ripper is a thoughtful book, written in a different style to the first in the series. To my eyes, it was more sophisticated and in places reads like a documentary, which suited the content. The psychological background seems accurate (I am no expert in such matters), and the time and space connection between contemporary Brighton and Victorian London well-handled.
Perfect for a dark winter’s night.
The something is a journal that the reader understands to have been written by Jack the Ripper himself. Perhaps the Ripper’s undoubted evil permeated the book to influence the reader? Or is there another man, a mysterious figure at the edge of the pages, who is responsible for a series of Ripper-style murders?
Legacy of the Ripper is a thoughtful book, written in a different style to the first in the series. To my eyes, it was more sophisticated and in places reads like a documentary, which suited the content. The psychological background seems accurate (I am no expert in such matters), and the time and space connection between contemporary Brighton and Victorian London well-handled.
Perfect for a dark winter’s night.
May 24, 2022
More than a century after Jack the Ripper’s atrocious crimes committed in Whitechapel, London, the pernicious effects of his journal continue into the present. His descendants, careful custodians of a detailed documentation of horror, find that the words evoke a criminally insane bloodlust in their DNA. As a result, the Ripper’s horrendous crimes are repeated in the minutest detail in the modern seaside resort of Brighton. The legacy of the Ripper passed down through generations results in Jack Reid doubting his own sanity when he is arrested and tried for murders he didn’t commit. Or did he? Or was there another descendant who had framed him? As usual Brian L. Porter keeps you guessing until he has you convinced of the outcome, only to plunge his butcher’s knife (like Jack) into your unsuspecting heart and give it a final twist! Unhesitatingly 5-stars.
April 29, 2022
Great series so far
Great series so far. Can't wait to read the next book! I still can't believe that they never found him
Great series so far. Can't wait to read the next book! I still can't believe that they never found him
December 27, 2025
Second volume of a trilogy. Absorbing, and much better than the first volume. I am now reading the third volume.
January 10, 2016
The young man's name is Jacob Reid. He is called Jack. He is the nephew of Robert Cavendish, a descendant of Jack the Ripper. He is a sick young lad who needs plenty of psychological help. And on his 18th birthday he receives the copy of the journal of Jack the Ripper which so terribly occupied the mind and life of Robert Cavendish. Jack leaves home and moves to Brighton on the coast of England. And almost immediately a series of murders begin to occur. The murders are copycats of the Ripper murders in 1888. And when one investigator who is a "ripperologist" overlays a map of Whitehall, where the original murders occurred, over a map of Brighton, the map tells the tale that truly the ripper, or a copycat, is doing terrible crimes.
This is a highly interesting murder and psychological novel that, in the usual way, is extremely well written, very well put together and has the kinds of twists, turns and returns that Brian L. (Harry) Porter used so well in A Study in Red. I cannot give you a lot more about the ending of the book because the final twists and turns take place in the last five pages. So you will have to read this if you wish to know the final secrets of Jack Reid. Know that Jack's mental problems make his trial on murder in this case as difficult as it can be and may be the entire reason he is accused and convicted.
Brian L. Porter is a consummate mystery writer in the classic British style. If one of the characters was named Watson I would wonder if I were reading Arthur Conan Doyle. Brian uses progressive revelations as a means to keep the reader enthralled. He uses descriptions to keep the scenarios realistic and alive in Technicolor of the mind. Legacy of the Ripper is no different in that respect than others of his books. And I suppose one could say it was expectable that a nephew would be accused of being a modern day ripper as was Jack Reid in this book. But the accusations may or may not be true. And if your reading takes you to the last page you will perhaps have an answer. Or maybe the answer lies in Requiem to the Ripper. I enjoyed this book a great deal. Five stars were definitely earned. The characters are wonderful, the story line takes you in, holds you in your seat as you continue to read. You have done it again Harry. Thanks.
This is a highly interesting murder and psychological novel that, in the usual way, is extremely well written, very well put together and has the kinds of twists, turns and returns that Brian L. (Harry) Porter used so well in A Study in Red. I cannot give you a lot more about the ending of the book because the final twists and turns take place in the last five pages. So you will have to read this if you wish to know the final secrets of Jack Reid. Know that Jack's mental problems make his trial on murder in this case as difficult as it can be and may be the entire reason he is accused and convicted.
Brian L. Porter is a consummate mystery writer in the classic British style. If one of the characters was named Watson I would wonder if I were reading Arthur Conan Doyle. Brian uses progressive revelations as a means to keep the reader enthralled. He uses descriptions to keep the scenarios realistic and alive in Technicolor of the mind. Legacy of the Ripper is no different in that respect than others of his books. And I suppose one could say it was expectable that a nephew would be accused of being a modern day ripper as was Jack Reid in this book. But the accusations may or may not be true. And if your reading takes you to the last page you will perhaps have an answer. Or maybe the answer lies in Requiem to the Ripper. I enjoyed this book a great deal. Five stars were definitely earned. The characters are wonderful, the story line takes you in, holds you in your seat as you continue to read. You have done it again Harry. Thanks.
July 19, 2009
'Does violent death have a name? Can evil truly be born into the world, evil so deep that it is bred into the genetic make-up of an individual? Until I came to this place and met the man who made me begin to suspect that such an evil could exist, I'd have been as dismissive as most of my profession at the prospect of such a possibility... Dr. Ruth Truman, Psychiatrist.'
Porter's book A Study in Red tells about the Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper. As the story goes, Robert Cavendish, who was a psychiatrist in modern day, received the journal from his father, who received it from his father, who received it from his father. The original Cavendish was also a psychiatrist who had a patient he found to be no other than the famous Jack the Ripper. Thus began the story of A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper.
After Robert Cavendish's death the journal was passed on to his nephew Jack Reid.
Upon receiving his "legacy" Jack's life becomes twisted in what will be known by modern day London as the "The Brighton Ripper Case." Murders are taking place following the same pattern as those of the original Jack the Ripper.
Wright and Holland have worked the case from the first murder. With the help of Alice Nickels, who is a "Ripperologist," a plan is set to capture the modern day Ripper hopefully before he strikes again. This plan ends with the capture, trial and institutionalization of Jack Reid. But did he really commit these gruesome murders? If so, did he do it alone? He insists that there were others that actually set him up and committed the murders. He even admitted to having received the journal and to the effect reading it had upon him. The police believe the journal never existed but was instead a fixation of his distorted imagination. So after Jack's removal from society and the murders ceasing, it appears that the police really have found and caught their man. But what happened to the journal and legacy? Will the present owner, whoever it might be, pick up where Jack supposedly left off? Read Legacy of the Ripper and find out for yourself. I think you will be as surprised as I was.
Porter's book A Study in Red tells about the Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper. As the story goes, Robert Cavendish, who was a psychiatrist in modern day, received the journal from his father, who received it from his father, who received it from his father. The original Cavendish was also a psychiatrist who had a patient he found to be no other than the famous Jack the Ripper. Thus began the story of A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper.
After Robert Cavendish's death the journal was passed on to his nephew Jack Reid.
Upon receiving his "legacy" Jack's life becomes twisted in what will be known by modern day London as the "The Brighton Ripper Case." Murders are taking place following the same pattern as those of the original Jack the Ripper.
Wright and Holland have worked the case from the first murder. With the help of Alice Nickels, who is a "Ripperologist," a plan is set to capture the modern day Ripper hopefully before he strikes again. This plan ends with the capture, trial and institutionalization of Jack Reid. But did he really commit these gruesome murders? If so, did he do it alone? He insists that there were others that actually set him up and committed the murders. He even admitted to having received the journal and to the effect reading it had upon him. The police believe the journal never existed but was instead a fixation of his distorted imagination. So after Jack's removal from society and the murders ceasing, it appears that the police really have found and caught their man. But what happened to the journal and legacy? Will the present owner, whoever it might be, pick up where Jack supposedly left off? Read Legacy of the Ripper and find out for yourself. I think you will be as surprised as I was.
September 15, 2020
'Does violent death have a name? Can evil truly be born into the world, evil so deep that it is bred into the genetic make-up of an individual? Until I came to this place and met the man who made me begin to suspect that such an evil could exist, I'd have been as dismissive as most of my profession at the prospect of such a possibility... Dr. Ruth Truman, Psychiatrist.'
Porter's book A Study in Red tells about the Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper. As the story goes, Robert Cavendish, who was a psychiatrist in modern day, received the journal from his father, who received it from his father, who received it from his father. The original Cavendish was also a psychiatrist who had a patient he found to be no other than the famous Jack the Ripper. Thus began the story of A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper.
After Robert Cavendish's death the journal was passed on to his nephew Jack Reid.
Upon receiving his "legacy" Jack's life becomes twisted in what will be known by modern day London as the "The Brighton Ripper Case." Murders are taking place following the same pattern as those of the original Jack the Ripper.
Wright and Holland have worked the case from the first murder. With the help of Alice Nickels, who is a "Ripperologist," a plan is set to capture the modern day Ripper hopefully before he strikes again. This plan ends with the capture, trial and institutionalization of Jack Reid. But did he really commit these gruesome murders? If so, did he do it alone? He insists that there were others that actually set him up and committed the murders. He even admitted to having received the journal and to the effect reading it had upon him. The police believe the journal never existed but was instead a fixation of his distorted imagination. So after Jack's removal from society and the murders ceasing, it appears that the police really have found and caught their man. But what happened to the journal and legacy? Will the present owner, whoever it might be, pick up where Jack supposedly left off? Read Legacy of the Ripper and find out for yourself. I think you will be as surprised as I was.
March 5, 2010
A "sequel" to A Study in Red continues with the Cavendish family's "legacy". The manuscript has now been handed down to Robert's nephew as he had no children. The boy, Jack, at a young age had many strange problems (like his fascination with blood). He has been in counseling. He grows up and finds himself in quite a predicament he couldn't have imagined, including a trial and lock up in a mental institution. Then a great turn takes place and explains "almost" all. It is great reading. Again POD, so order from B&N with no shipping charges. Brian is an award winning writer who hails from the UK, of course.
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