shadow ripper de lavelle patrick (2 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. It was the biggest, most costly hoax of the 20th century, the results of which were wasted lives, money and police resources. In the midst of the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, police were thrown off the scent by an elaborate hoax. Letters and tapes sent to the police contained information they claimed could only be known by the serial killer himself and led them to a costly conclusion: that the hoaxer and the Ripper were one and the same. This book examines the massive police hunt for the man who became known as "Wearside Jack". It reveals the various theories about the identity of Wearside Jack, his probable motive for the hoax and the unusual series of events that took police away from the trail of arguably Britain's worst serial killer. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

First edition, first issue hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. First printing with full printer's code to the copyright page 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Contains (xviii), 318 pp with archive monochrome photographs on coated art paper throughout. Tanning to the text block. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £16.99. Member of the P.B.F.A. TRUE CRIME.