Name: Stalking Jack the Ripper
Rating: 3.988720703125 (1024 reviews)
ISBN: 9780316464284

James Patterson

Kerri Maniscalco

Stalking Jack the Ripper

Presented by James Patterson's new children's imprint, this deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion...

Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life.

Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.

The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling, #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.

Stalking Jack the Ripper #1

I really enjoyed this book. Although the identity of the killer came as no surprise, I liked the journey of the protagonists. I loved the banter between Audrey Rose and Thomas and I would love to read more about those two.

Vanessa

౨ৎ | ‘he’d been hovering around me as if i were the sun his universe revolved around.’ 

let’s get one thing straight, if kerri maniscalco is writing it i’m slapping five stars on it, every! damn! time!

audrey rose is everything to me, i love everything about her. she truly is so special to me and ive only just met her. 

thomas cresswell i bow to you. i loved him from the moment i met him and i really enjoyed his and audrey’s banter. my babies fr <3

the plot twist genuinely had me freaking out because HUH WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? i screamed and cried and wanted to throw my book. 

౨ৎ | ‘he’d been hovering around me as if i were the sun his universe revolved around.’ 

— ★ 5/5

let’s get one thing straight, if kerri maniscalco is writing it i’m slapping five stars on it, every! damn! time!

audrey rose is everything to me, i love everything about her. she truly is so special to me and ive only just met her. 

thomas cresswell i bow to you. i loved him from the moment i met him and i really enjoyed his and audrey’s banter. my babies fr <3

the plot twist genuinely had me freaking out because HUH WHAT DO YOU MEAN??? i screamed and cried and wanted to throw my book. 

TOP TEIR!!

A gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, where an intrepid society girl finds herself embroiled in the investigation of a serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

millena

2,5 ⭐️ this isn’t a bad book but it is not my fav genre, if you like mystery you’ll probably like it

now can we talk about thomas cresswell???? i love him SO MUCH

Kate Gonzales

Defintely worth my time! Hell ride especially imagining those things AAAAAAAHHHHHH

sani

“i thought i was going to lose you.”he ran both hands through his hair, pacing away and coming back. “i saw blood—i thought he’d slit your throat. i thought—”

he covered his face with his hands, collecting himself for a few breaths, then fixed his attention on me, swallowing hard. “you must know what you mean to me? surely you must know how i feel about you, audrey rose. the thought of losing you…”

i’m not sure which of us moved first, but suddenly my hands were cradling his face and our lips were crashing together, propriety and polite society be damned.

IT WAS SO GOOD? like i didn't expect it to be actually so good. two words. thomas cresswell. bye. 

i went into the book hoping for a cute romance mystery. what i got instead was a detailed mystery filled with so much information of forensics. did i love it? so much! 

i love how audrey rose's character was written. her position in victorian society and how her interests clearly differed from the rest of them. i love how she had indian heritage. that was so precious to me. 

also, thomas cresswell, my man. bye. i started reading the book for him. and he clearly didn't disappoint. 

horribly a cressworth shipper even though i want both of them for myself too.

Ellie M.

Let’s just say there has always been something beautiful about steampunk novels, and this was totally one of it! I’ve always been drawn to London’s Victorian Era, but I put this series off for so long because I didn’t want it to end. Yet when I finally did decide to read it, I honestly couldn’t put it down. It had an intriguing, unpredictable mystery plot. I really thought I was getting somewhere then all the clues suddenly debunk the theories I could think of. It was that good! Not to mention the perfect dash of creepy, gore that certainly made me squeamish, horror, and the budding romance. Thomas Cresswell has already won my heart with his charming and flirtatious tactics and his extremely sexy brain. Well, you know what they say: smart and mysterious men? Chef’s kiss. On the other hand, I badly want to be Audrey Rose because how are you that curious, calculating, and smart? Also, the way she speaks up against the terrible sexism of Victorian London? She’s not only something of a scientist herself and it really shows. She is so much more than how society expects women to act. 

This was definitely one of the books that made me feel like I was in it, solving the mystery of Leather Feace along with the main characters. That plot twist broke my heart rather than shock me. I cannot wait to pick up the second book!

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nina 

This was good, but it also didn't blow my mind. I expected something exceptional after reading the Kingdom of the Wicked series previously, but this was just middle ground for me.  I enjoyed the main plot, but it was kind of boring.

Also, the photos were an absolute jump scare. I flipped the page at one point and literally jumped out of my skin. I was alone in a dark office building, so it was heinous (lol).

Sarah Campbell

This was good, but it also didn't blow my mind. I expected something exceptional after reading the Kingdom of the Wicked series previously, but this was just middle ground for me.  I enjoyed the main plot, but it was kind of boring.
Also, the photos were an absolute jump scare. I flipped the page at one point and literally jumped out of my skin. I was alone in a dark office building, so it was heinous (lol).

Melissa Palmer

Book #87 Read in 2017
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

Audrey Rose Wadsworth is interested in learning science and helps her uncle research on dead bodies. She is not your typical female, especially for her time period....which is during the Jack the Ripper murders. She wants to help her uncle catch the murderer but might get more than she bargains for in doing so. This book had a great mystery plot that kept me guessing, interesting characters, some romance between Audrey and Thomas and an ending that made me immediately pick up the sequel. I recommend it for high school and adult readers.

i really wanted to like this, but it was too all over the place for me

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