Patricia Cornwell: Ripper - The Secret Life of Walter Sickert (USA 2017) From the Publisher: Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art -- as well as extensive evidence -- points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material -- including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause -- and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny. Incorporating material from Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed, this new edition has been revised and expanded to include eight new chapters, detailed maps and hundreds of images that bring the sinister case to life. Patricia Cornwell: Ripper - The Secret Life of Walter Sickert. Thomas & Mercer, ISBN: 9781503936874 (January, 2017), 570 p., $29.99.
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