In the Dark of Night by R. Barri Flowers
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: March 2001
- Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 244pp
- ISBN-13: 9780595176502
- ISBN: 059517650X
Synopsis
An historical Jack the Ripper mystery novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat and introduce you to criminologist detective Henry Marboro.
Modern day criminologist and Ripperologist R. Barri Flowers' In The Dark Of Night is a heart pounding historical thriller about the infamous 19th century serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
In 1888 in New York City, the search for a killer of prostitutes comes to an end with the capture of Doctor Jack Lewiston, a respected surgeon and madman. But before he can go to trial, Jack escapes from custody and flees the country to London, England.
Brought out of retirement to track him down is ex-NYC homicide detective-criminologist, Henry Marboro. In charge of the original investigation in the "Ripper Murders," Henry lost his objectivity when his younger sister was one of Jack's victims. Ultimately his obsession to find the killer cost him his career, his wife, and some time in a hospital for alcohol treatment.
Now on a renewed mission, Henry must find Jack Lewiston and bring him back to America—dead or alive—hopefully before more prostitutes become the victims of the multiple sexual killer.
In the process, Henry develops an attraction for a mysterious and beautiful American nurse, Loraine Broderick, who lives in London. Unfortunately, Jack also has his sights set on her as a target of his madness—in addition to ladies of the night streetwalking in Whitechapel in London's East End.
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In the Dark of Nightby Anonymous
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September 29, 2001: As the result of a police sting Dr. Jack Lewiston is appehended and accused of being the psychopathic killer known as 'Jack the Ripper' who was murdering and mutilating prostitutes in New York City. During the course of his being examined by a police psychiatrist who bears a striking resemblance to him,Jack kills the doctor and assuming his identity, escapes to London. The New York City police are corrupt and selfishly wish to keep the escape a secret. They authorize Henry Marboro to go to London to bring back Lewiston dead or alive. But they deliberately keep the London authorities in the dak. Marboro had been forced into retirement while he was investigating the case of the murdered prostitutes, one of whom was his sister. Eventually Lewiston becomes the assistant to London's medical examiner, and tries to find a normal relationship with the examiner's daughter, Prescilla. However, his appetite for murder and mutilation are overpowering. He leaves a path of mayhem. Marboro tracks Jack from London's East End to posh London where he meets and falls in love with nurse, Loraine Broderick. Jack plays cat and mouse with Henry, the police and the public with taunting, boastful letters to the press. When he realizes that Marboro is too close, he kidnaps Loraine and forces a confrontation with Marboro. In the ensuing struggle Jack is shot and plunges into the river. The police believe that the decomposed body found in the river later is that of Jack which closes the case. Or does it? The action is fast paced; the suspense building to a peak to the finale. The characters are well-drawn. The details of Jack's murders and mutilations are graphic and gruesome; not for the faint hearted reader. There is explicit sex. Bot of these, while explicit, are necessary to the story. Flowers has captured the sights and sounds and smells of New York City and London's East End in 1888. You can feel the squalor of the city and the deprivation and desperation of the people. He maintains a fine balance in the narrative of the first person (Henry) and the third person (Jack). He delves into the demented mind of Lewiston with his love/hate obsession with his mother. In his departure from contemporary thrillers, Flowers has given us a compelling and powerful account of Jack the Ripper. This is another theory of 'Who was Jack the Ripper?. Flowers makes a strong case in his presentation.
In the Dark of Nightby Anonymous
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July 04, 2001:
Set in 1888, New York City. Jack the Ripper was killing and mutilating prostitutes. One of Jack's victims had been the sister of NYC Homicide Detective-Criminologist, Henry Marboro. The blow was more than Henry could stand and he was forced to retire. Finally, the police captured Dr. Jack Lewiston, a respected surgeon gone mad due to his childhood abuse. When Jack escaped and fled to London, England, Henry was brought out of retirement. The Police Commissioner and the Chief of Detectives sent Henry to capture Jack, dead-or-alive, and bring him back to face justice. However, the news of Jack's escape would not be made public. Henry was on his own.
Jack the Ripper began his killing spree anew in England. He again became a respected doctor, with a different last name. Jack and Henry begin a cat and mouse game as the bodies of prostitutes grow. At the same time, Jack and Henry each find a woman to love.
***** It gets no better than this! R. Barri Flowers has written another thriller guaranteed to hold onto its readers! It was so gripping that I forgot to breathe a couple of times! I highly recommend this author! *****
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