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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780741427427
ISBN number: 0741427427
Label: Infinity Publishing
Manufacturer: Infinity Publishing
Page Count: 203
Printing Date: September 30, 2005
Publishing house: Infinity Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 235915
Studio: Infinity Publishing
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Terror is walking the streets of 1893 New York City at night, taking the lives of women in a horrible fashion reminiscent of the heinous murders of Jack the Ripper in London five years earlier. A copycat “Jack the Ripper”? Or is it possible that the infamous killer himself, never captured by the London police, has made his way to the streets of New York City? In The Adventure of The New York Ripper, we are, in addition to an outstanding mystery, presented with a history of the horrific Jack the Ripper crimes and with a brand-new theory regarding the commission of those terrible murders.
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Adding to the canon of Holmes vs. the Ripper, Philip J. Carraher crafts an intriguing tale that brings both fiend and master detective (using the alias of Simon Hawkes) to New York City. But SH purist be warned, Mr. Carraher take on Holmes and Watson differs from ACD's creation, but still enjoyable none the less.
If you are a coinsurer of the very best in mystery fiction like The Crime Doctor, Sherlock Holmes : The Complete Novels and Stories (Bantam Classic) Volume I, or Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels: Pulp Stories / The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window (Library of America), then I am certain that this thrilling novel will provided you with quite a few lively nights of suspenseful reading.
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This book was a good read in the Sherlock Holmes tradition. I liked the author's reasoning concerning the "Jack the Ripper" murders in London--I think he was correct in deducing the manner in which they were killed. I think the author dwelled a little too much on the accounts of the Ripper murders, although I understood the need to "set the stage." For all I know, the author may have solved the Ripper murders! But aside from all of that, I felt like I was reading a Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I did miss Dr. Watson in this story. I really think you need active and constant interaction between Holmes and Watson to have the best "Sherlock Holmes" story. Holmes did "relate" aspects of the story to Watson, but it was after the fact and not in real time. Perhaps the best recommendation I can give this book is to say it's a "page turner," and it is hard to put down. This is definitely a book for fans of Sherlock Holmes!
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I will be succinct in this review.
If you ever wanted to see Holmes in a different setting, being Holmes around a different circle of acquaintenances, living in a different city, different country, different living quarters, working with a different, yet, oft times clueless police department, but STILL solving perplexing crimes...then the ALIAS SIMON HAWKES (The Adventure of the Dead Rabbit Society, The Adventure of the New York Ripper, and Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in New York) series is for you! These three works are excellent and I suggest that every Sherlock Holmes fan buy and read all three!
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I liked the book alot. It had the suspense and the adventure of a true holmes mystery. The only reason it got only 4 stars instead of 5 stars was because it was almost like the Jact the Ripper story
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I read the other reviews when I got here and was suprised someone said there were a lot of typos in this book. I didn't see any. The author does put in a lot of excerpts from "Watson's notebook" and when he does this he (correctly) uses the English spelling (and not the American) for some words. Maybe someone would misinterpret those as typos. In any case I thought this book was great. Real good mystery (mysteries actually) and a perfectly fine Holmes characterization. (I know some "purists" think only Sir Arthur can do it right, but come on, Doyle is not going to write any more Holmes stories.)The mystery is solved in the Holmesian manner, i.e., through observation and deduction and this is the true requirement for a Sherlock book in my opinion. The depiction of 19th century New York is good too. And the author has Holmes be the very first "behaviorial forensics" person when he, Holmes, does a great analysis (through deduction) of the reasons Jack the Ripper did some of the things he did. All around great job.
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