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A Study in Red The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper The Ripper Series Volume 1 Brian L Porter Books

How would you create a new approach to an old topic? How would you breathe new life into the story of a demented and murderous person who has been studied infinitely? In this wonderfully conceptualized story Brian L. Porter has breathed new life into the story of "Jack the Ripper." The author postulates a diary that comes into the hands of a psychiatrist in the late 1990's when his father dies in an automobile accident. And the diary consists of writings of the madman/murderer Jack. It also consists of notes left by the Great Grandfather of "Robert."
As Robert begins to read the diary and the notes of his Great Grandfather he is mesmerized by their content. He feels overwhelmed with the emotions of the killer, yet somewhat sympathetic in that Robert sees the dementia from which the madman is suffering. And Robert is frightened to the utmost by the tale of murder most foul written by the killer. Robert's own sanity, his own emotions, his own "involvement" become a matter of concern for him when suddenly several young women are killed and gutted in the same fashion as those crimes which Jack committed in the late 1880's. That moment of uncertainty in his own mind is calmed by the confession of a young man to the killings, a young man that Robert has treated as a psychiatrist. As Robert reads more, fighting the inevitability of the information of more and more killings, reviled by the incredible violence perpetrated by Jack the Ripper, he descends more into his own personal hell of uncertainty, feeling the presence of the killer, knowing there is no one there but yet "feeling" that presence.
Brian L. Porter is a master of the tale of the macabre. And his words, strung together so brilliantly, create scenarios that seem so real, so "now," so filled with the characters he creates. His characters are people, not just words on a page. They live, in the mind of the reader, almost from the first instant one picks up and begins to peruse the pages he has penned. Creating characters that live in the mind of the reader is a tremendously difficult and oft not very well appreciated attribute of a great writer. The author of this stunning book is amongst the best at this difficult proposition.
I enjoyed this book tremendously as I have all those written by this author which I have already consumed. I think this book is probably not suited for the very young and impressionable but I certainly don't see it as being out of the realm of an older teens ability to understand and enjoy. This book is extremely well written. It deals with difficult emotional and psychic problems that are exceedingly hard to understand by all. Most of all it is an attention grabber that demands you continue, just as the journal demands of Robert, that you continue to read, to understand and to see in the final analysis all that it is about. Another tour de force by a great writer.


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A Study in Red The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper The Ripper Series Volume 1 Brian L Porter Books Reviews

I usually don't like Jack the Ripper fiction works, but I found "A Study In Red The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper" very different, yet sickeningly fascinating. I was unable to order my copy when it was first released so as you can imagine, I was very excited to order this work. Filled with illusion, I began reading and found a very exciting, suspenseful thriller. Dr. Cavendish speaks in the first person of a his fright filled days reading a journal handed down to him after his fathers passing. Dr. Cavendish soon realizes this is the journal of none other than Jack the Ripper himself.

As pointed out by another reviewer, it did seem to drag out... Especially some of Dr. Cavendish's ramblings between reading journal entries. I also found the over use of exclamation points a bit annoying, but that's just me. The entire storyline of John Terrance Ross could have been omitted and did little to fuel the already thrilling work. I didn't really care for who JtR turned out to be, but that aside, the story itself was very intriguing.

Overall, this was a GREAT book and a quick read as you will NOT want to put it down. Like Dr. Cavendish, I found myself unable to sleep peacefully until I was finished reading. I highly recommend "A Study In Red" and give Mr. Porter 4 stars on a job well done! I will be looking forward to Mr. Porter's next work, hopefully another tale about Jack.
I've always enjoyed reading up on the topic of Jack the Ripper, even fictions works on the subject. So after reading a sample of this book I knew immediately I wanted to purchase it.

While not the most impressive writing and as mentioned in some other reviews a bit weak in parts this book did manage to keep me entertained right until the end. After reading the first few chapters I was curious as to how the author would stretch the the actual topic of the murders, which occurred over a relatively short amount of time, into a complete novel without losing my interest. But I wasn't disappointed and read the entire book in a couple of days.

The journal of the Ripper was interesting as was the correlation between the murders and how it related to the main character, Robert. I did get a little tired of all the coffee breaks, etc. as he read the journal but I suppose that was necessary to extend the story and show the journals effect on the reader. What I didn't see as completely necessary was the introduction of a seemingly ridiculous side story of another modern day murder that was barely discussed in the book. Something that ended up being a pretty huge deal for Robert was almost covered as a side note. I don't want to spoil the book so I won't go into detail, just pointing out that I didn't really care for this aspect of the story.

Still if you find the topic interesting and enjoy a suspenseful book then this one shouldn't disappoint.
How would you create a new approach to an old topic? How would you breathe new life into the story of a demented and murderous person who has been studied infinitely? In this wonderfully conceptualized story Brian L. Porter has breathed new life into the story of "Jack the Ripper." The author postulates a diary that comes into the hands of a psychiatrist in the late 1990's when his father dies in an automobile accident. And the diary consists of writings of the madman/murderer Jack. It also consists of notes left by the Great Grandfather of "Robert."
As Robert begins to read the diary and the notes of his Great Grandfather he is mesmerized by their content. He feels overwhelmed with the emotions of the killer, yet somewhat sympathetic in that Robert sees the dementia from which the madman is suffering. And Robert is frightened to the utmost by the tale of murder most foul written by the killer. Robert's own sanity, his own emotions, his own "involvement" become a matter of concern for him when suddenly several young women are killed and gutted in the same fashion as those crimes which Jack committed in the late 1880's. That moment of uncertainty in his own mind is calmed by the confession of a young man to the killings, a young man that Robert has treated as a psychiatrist. As Robert reads more, fighting the inevitability of the information of more and more killings, reviled by the incredible violence perpetrated by Jack the Ripper, he descends more into his own personal hell of uncertainty, feeling the presence of the killer, knowing there is no one there but yet "feeling" that presence.
Brian L. Porter is a master of the tale of the macabre. And his words, strung together so brilliantly, create scenarios that seem so real, so "now," so filled with the characters he creates. His characters are people, not just words on a page. They live, in the mind of the reader, almost from the first instant one picks up and begins to peruse the pages he has penned. Creating characters that live in the mind of the reader is a tremendously difficult and oft not very well appreciated attribute of a great writer. The author of this stunning book is amongst the best at this difficult proposition.
I enjoyed this book tremendously as I have all those written by this author which I have already consumed. I think this book is probably not suited for the very young and impressionable but I certainly don't see it as being out of the realm of an older teens ability to understand and enjoy. This book is extremely well written. It deals with difficult emotional and psychic problems that are exceedingly hard to understand by all. Most of all it is an attention grabber that demands you continue, just as the journal demands of Robert, that you continue to read, to understand and to see in the final analysis all that it is about. Another tour de force by a great writer.