The Ripper's Shadow by Laura Joh Rowland 384 pages
The Whitechapell Murders revisited. Photographer Sarah Bain, to make rent money starts taking provocative photos of several of the local ladies of the evening. Seems lewd photographs was a booming business back then, the ladies were willing to make the extra money for posing although if caught it would be jail time for both the model and the photographer. Sarah notices an odd coincidence, the murder victims turn out to be the ladies who posed for her photographs! Sarah begins her own sleuthing to try to save the remaining live women from the killer or killers being joined by a small group of friends introduced throughout the story. The police think it is of interest that Sarah seems to turn up no matter what the hour in the vivinity of the murders. Which begins to make her look like a suspect. Well told story, great take on the case with a bit of a Libba Bray flair for bringing unlikely characters together. Well done, Laura Joh rowland Yes, I recommend this to middle schoolers on up.
- Shirley J.
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