The Ripper Code - Softcover

Toughill, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752452762 ISBN 13: 9780752452760

Publisher: The History Press, 2009

Synopsis

Was Jack the Ripper an artist called Frank Miles? Toughill suggests that this former ’friend’ of Oscar Wilde was indeed the killer, and that Wilde dropped hints about this in several of his works, most notably The Picture of Dorian Gray, which Wilde wrote in 1889, the year after the Ripper murders took place.

In fascinating detail, the author argues that Wilde’s story, that of a privileged man whose life of vice in the East End of London turns him into a murderer, is in fact a coded message about the Ripper’s identity. However, The Ripper Code is not just a fascinating voyage through the writings of Oscar Wilde and others. It is also a striking example of original detective work. Here, as in his previous books, Toughill unveils stunning evidence from a hitherto untapped source and uses it to devastating effect in arguing his case. The result is a book which is as original as it is enthralling.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas Toughill is a graduate of the University of Glasgow, and was an officer in a Scottish infantry regiment and in the Hong Kong Special Branch. The research for his book Oscar Slater: the Immortal Case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the basis for the 2005 BBC4 documentary 'Conan Doyle for the Defence' and 'Privatdetektiv Arthur Conan Doyle' on German radio in 2009.

Edition details

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752452762
• ISBN 13: 9780752452760
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304