Publisher's Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Ripper: The Secret Life Of Walter Sickert, a comprehensive and intriguing expose of one of the world's most chilling cases of serial murder - and the police force that failed to solve it. 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.
