Another 5 Star Review for 'A Study in Red'
In the space of 24 hours, my novel 'A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper' received two more wonderful 5-star reader reviews on the Amazon.com site.
I'm so grateful to those who have read and enjoyed the book and taken the time to place their reviews on the Amazon website.
I'm placing the first of the new reviews here and will post the other, longer one in a separate post another day.
A wonderful "fiction/true crime", March 15, 2009
By Martha A. Cheves (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
In reading A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack The Ripper, I came across a passage written by Porter that explained why I couldn't put this book down.... "there was a thrill attached to all the horror I was exposing myself to, not a pleasant thrill, but a thrill nonetheless." To me the "thrill" was wanting to know the full story. With the available resources for research today it just might be possible for a writer to compile all of the evidence and form a conclusion that wasn't possible 100 years ago. Was the Ripper a man sick in body as well as mind? Did he seek help from others? Did he tell someone else what he had done and not been believed? And why kill just prostitutes? Were they to blame for his illness? Or was it his own father that was to blame? Yes Porter tells you the story is fiction, but is it really? I'm not really sure anymore.
I've enjoyed reading this book. It's a cross between a "fiction" and a "true crime." So if you enjoy either genre you will enjoy A Study in Red. Do keep in mind that this book is very descriptive.
To see all the reviews at the Amazon.com site or to order a copy of A Study n Red please click on the book cover below.
I'm so grateful to those who have read and enjoyed the book and taken the time to place their reviews on the Amazon website.
I'm placing the first of the new reviews here and will post the other, longer one in a separate post another day.
A wonderful "fiction/true crime", March 15, 2009
By Martha A. Cheves (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
In reading A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack The Ripper, I came across a passage written by Porter that explained why I couldn't put this book down.... "there was a thrill attached to all the horror I was exposing myself to, not a pleasant thrill, but a thrill nonetheless." To me the "thrill" was wanting to know the full story. With the available resources for research today it just might be possible for a writer to compile all of the evidence and form a conclusion that wasn't possible 100 years ago. Was the Ripper a man sick in body as well as mind? Did he seek help from others? Did he tell someone else what he had done and not been believed? And why kill just prostitutes? Were they to blame for his illness? Or was it his own father that was to blame? Yes Porter tells you the story is fiction, but is it really? I'm not really sure anymore.
I've enjoyed reading this book. It's a cross between a "fiction" and a "true crime." So if you enjoy either genre you will enjoy A Study in Red. Do keep in mind that this book is very descriptive.
To see all the reviews at the Amazon.com site or to order a copy of A Study n Red please click on the book cover below.
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