Meh. I might have find this book more engaging if I hadn’t read Phillip Sugden's book The Complete History of Jack the Ripper first. Begg does not have Sugden’s knack for either history or storytelling, and he glosses over far too many things. This book is NOT uncensored facts; Begg discounts a lot of things, which is fine, but he doesn't allow the reader to make up their own mind. For instance, he writes that there were some letters purportedly from the killer, but he doesn't believe they came from the killer, so he doesn't bother to print them or discuss them in detail.

This book should be read only as a companion to other Ripper books, and not as your sole source of Ripperology, as it does not give the complete picture. ( )