Stalking Jack the Ripper (Author Event) (14+yrs)
640 Merrimon Ave
Asheville, NC 28804
USA
Meet Kerri Maniscalco, author of the new (Sept. 20, 2016) young adult novel STALKING JACK THE RIPPER. This is a free event, best for ages 14 and up.
In this spine-chilling gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, an intrepid society girl finds herself inescapably embroiled in the investigation of a ghastly serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. 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 debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.
STALKING JACK THE RIPPER is a book that teen and adult readers alike will love – and it has a strong “women in (forensic) science” angle as well.