''The Whitechapel Horrors'' is a 1992 mystery
pastiche novel written by Edward B. Hanna, featuring
Sherlock Holmes and
Dr. John Watson investigating the
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in the autumn of 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer w ...
murders.
Titan Books
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reprinted the book in 2010, as part of its ''The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' series, which collects a number of noted Holmesian pastiches.
Plot
A sadistic murderer stalks the streets of Whitechapel in London's East End. Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate, but as the investigation into the grisly named Jack The Ripper continues, Holmes realizes there's more at stake than just stopping a serial killer.
Reception
''
Kirkus Reviews'' felt that the revelation of Jack the Ripper's identity was "inventive and original" and the best part of the novel. ''
Publishers Weekly
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'' called it "remarkably fresh and inventive" and praised the authenticity of the novel.
Dread Central felt that it was the "first misstep" in Titan Books ''Further Adventures'' series and found it overly detailed and devoid of a satisfying resolution.
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was in agreement calling it "too long, and not dramatic enough to warrant the length."
See also
*
Sherlock Holmes pastiches
Sherlock Holmes has long been a popular character for pastiche, Holmes-related work by authors and creators other than Arthur Conan Doyle.
Their works can be grouped into four broad categories:
*New Sherlock Holmes stories
*Stories in which H ...
* ''
A Study in Terror''
* ''
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson''
* ''
Murder by Decree
''Murder by Decree'' is a 1979 mystery thriller film directed by Bob Clark. It features the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who are embroiled in the investigation surrounding the real-life 1 ...
''
References
External links
''The Whitechapel Horrors''at
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and c ...
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1992 British novels
England in fiction
Novels about Jack the Ripper
Sherlock Holmes pastiches
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