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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper--Case Closedby Patricia D Cornwell
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Crime fiction writer Cornwell adds yet another volume to the Jack the
Ripper literature. She argues that the serial killer had to be the
painter Walter Richard Sickert (d. 1942) and that the killings
continued beyond the 1888 murder spree. She presents a portrait of
Sickert as deranged by genital deformations and points to clues in
his paintings and his biography as giving weight to her description
of him as psychopathic. Explorations of the physical evidence,
including DNA tests commissioned by Cornwell are presented and new
clues are sought in the accounts of the murders of the Ripper's
victims.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:"Cornwell, who spent $6 million (deductible) on her investigation...presents as prime evidence...the fact that Sickert titillated a young mistress by donning a red Ripper scarf at his easel....[I]n her scramble to get down to forensic business, Cornwell gets befuddled herself by first principles." David Cohen, Slate.com Review:"In order to make herself and her readers believe [her thesis, Cornwell] draws assumptions, plays fast and loose with facts, misinterprets language and makes fanciful readings of Sickert?s paintings....She quotes evidence to support her view but ignores it when it doesn?t suit her case....To attribute those murders to any person without cast-iron evidence or due regard for what is known rather than what is speculative, as Cornwell has attempted, is an act of irresponsible cruelty." Richard Shone, The Spectator (U.K.) About the AuthorPatricia Cornwell's most recent number-one bestsellers include The Last Precinct and Isle of Dogs. Her earlier work includes Postmortem-the only novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Aventure in a single year-and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the year's best crime novel of 1993. Her fictional chief medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, won the 1999 Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author. Cornwell helped establish the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine, the first forensic training facility of its kind in the nation, and serves as the Institute's Chairman of the Board. Visit the Institute's website vifsm.org and Cornwell's own website at patriciacornwell.com. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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