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Jack the Ripper: Case Closed

By: Gyles Brandreth
Narrated by: Gyles Brandreth
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About this listen

 London. 1894.

'I am not a detective, chief constable.'

'No, but you are a poet, a freemason and a man of the world. All useful qualifications for the business in hand.'

So says Police Chief Macnaghten to Oscar Wilde, in a Chelsea drawing room in the company of Arthur Conan Doyle. The business they are gathered to discuss is none other than the case of Jack the Ripper, the most notorious murderer in England.

And thus the three men set out to solve one of the world's most famous mysteries - the ultimate truth about the identity of Jack the Ripper.

Case Closed is Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the events of 1894, the year of the return of Jack the Ripper. Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Conan Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that in 1894 the detective in charge of the Jack the Ripper investigations was Oscar Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street, Chelsea, this is a revelatory and gripping detective story, combining the intrigue of a classic murder mystery with a witty and compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.

Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.©2017 Gyles Brandreth (P)2017 Little Brown Book Group Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Witty

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Loved this book. Gyles Brandreth read this well written tale beautifully. Hard to stop listening as wanted to know what happened next. Highly recommend this book.

Great book.

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An enjoyable listen but not brilliant. Very derivative of Conan Doyle, with Conan Doyle playing the part of Dr Watson to Wilde’s Holmes. Unfortunately it doesn’t live up to a real Sherlock Holmes story. It’s long-winded in parts, with too many Oscar Wilde quotes and with a good few characters who contribute nothing to the story apart from a famous name. Is there such a thing as historical name dropping?
The narration is fine. Gyles has a lovely voice, but it was difficult to distinguish between the different characters at times.

Quite good

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This book was a good listen Giles narration was spot on and I was absorbed entirely it was a comforting voice about a much intriguing subject. Fab!

The take on classic historical people as characters

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Great story with great narration. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and will listen to it again.

Excellent!!

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Very, very good. Charles the theatrical, played all the part so well. Loved it! brilliant

spot on

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