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Title: Jack the Ripper: Case Closed

Author: Gyles Brandreth

Narrator: Gyles Brandreth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-17

Publisher: Hachette Audio UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

London, 1894.

'I am not a detective, chief constable.'

'No, but you are a poet, a freemason and a man of the world. All useful qualifications for the business in hand.'

So says Police Chief Macnaghten to Oscar Wilde in a Chelsea drawing room, in the company of Arthur Conan Doyle. The business they are gathered to discuss is none other than the case of Jack the Ripper, the most notorious murderer in England. And thus the three men set out to solve one of the world's most famous mysteries - the ultimate truth about the identity of Jack the Ripper.

Case Closed is Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the events of 1894, the year of the return of Jack the Ripper. Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Conan Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that in 1894 the detective in charge of the Jack the Ripper investigations was Oscar Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street, Chelsea, this is a revelatory and gripping detective story, combining the intrigue of a classic murder mystery with a witty and compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.

Members Reviews:

Gyles should narrate more

From the moment Mr. Brandreth spoke, I was immediately captivated. I couldn't wait to find out what happened next!

Jack the Ripper unveiled at last?

Giles takes us on a memorable outing to a time of fogs and handsome cabs

He is a great narrator and brings to life both Wilde and Doyle as he would say - quite beautifully. I very much enjoyed it

Wonderful!

I listened to this whilst exercising. He really made the characters come to life. I started to wonder if this is really what it would be like if Oscar Wilde and Conan Doyle did become detectives, the best detectives the world has ever seen

love this book x

A great Victorian yarn!

This isnt high literature, nor is it part of the serious cannon of Ripperology. What this is is a wonderful Victorian murder mystery simply using the facts of the Ripper case to weave a fabulous story. Take it for what it is and youll be thoroughly entertained. The characters are likeable, and Wilde predictably entertaining. Ive read some reviews complaining about Wildes famous aphorisms being inserted into dialogue as though normal conversation and theres something in that criticism: it feel a little like a primary school introduction to Wilde and eyes might roll if you know the subject well. But it didnt detract from what was nine hours of entertainment, enhanced by Brandreths jolly narration.

Self indulgent twaddle

Clap trap & cliche of a book!! Self indulgent meanderings pandering to the usual and well trodden path of ripperology, add in the cliches of Oscar Wilde & Conan Doyle make this book utterly ridiculous!! The ending is pure Colombo or brandreth maybe trying an Agatha Christie poirot finale but it really is an unsatisfactory end and conclusion to one of the worlds greatest mysteries!! Nothing new or original about this book!! Quite lazy writing