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Rigbey, John

 
9781434302984: The Strange Michael Folmer Affair
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1434302989 ISBN 13 : 9781434302984
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2007

Synopsis

Following the murder of a prostitute inLondon's East End Detective Chief Inspector Mike Gregory of New Scotland Yardis deputed to investigate what seems to be the emergence of a crazed killerbent on emulating the crimes of nineteenth century Jack the Ripper.With his marriage failing and plagued withself-doubt, Gregory pits his wits against the serial killer but when thefingerprints on a letter sent by the murderer appear to match those of a manhanged for murdering a prostitute almost fifty years earlier the enquiry takesand bizarre and unprecedented turn.As he pieces together the fragile threadsof the case, you will follow Gregory through the sewers of Victorian London tothe West End of the fifties and into the present day, culminating with theshocking and grisly final attempt of the killer to replicate the last murder ofhis sickening 1888 predecessor.An essential read for"Ripperologists" and all devotees of crime fiction, "Folmer" is an intriguingand fascinating tale of a modern serial murderer, and as well as examining theVictorian crimes and the sordid underbelly of 1950's Soho, the reader isafforded a fascinating close-up view as the murderer descends into madness.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Following the murder of a prostitute inLondon's East End Detective Chief Inspector Mike Gregory of New Scotland Yardis deputed to investigate what seems to be the emergence of a crazed killerbent on emulating the crimes of nineteenth century Jack the Ripper.With his marriage failing and plagued withself-doubt, Gregory pits his wits against the serial killer but when thefingerprints on a letter sent by the murderer appear to match those of a manhanged for murdering a prostitute almost fifty years earlier the enquiry takesand bizarre and unprecedented turn.As he pieces together the fragile threadsof the case, you will follow Gregory through the sewers of Victorian London tothe West End of the fifties and into the present day, culminating with theshocking and grisly final attempt of the killer to replicate the last murder ofhis sickening 1888 predecessor.An essential read for"Ripperologists" and all devotees of crime fiction, "Folmer" is an intriguingand fascinating tale of a modern serial murderer, and as well as examining theVictorian crimes and the sordid underbelly of 1950's Soho, the reader isafforded a fascinating close-up view as the murderer descends into madness.

Biographie de l'auteur

JohnRigbey is an ex-detective officer of theMetropolitan Police. Leaving the forcein 1972, he formed what is now one of the leading private investigation companyin the south-west of England. He hasalmost half a century of experience of the criminal justice system and isregarded as being an authority on London's underworld of the sixties andseventies. He has been a regular contributor to anassortment of legal and similar publications over many years.He lives in Devon,England.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1434302989
ISBN 13 
9781434302984
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
344
Coordonnées du fabricant
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