Requiem for The Ripper

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2020 When the original publisher of my Jack the Ripper trilogy ceased trading in 2020, I feared that the books would sink without trace without a publisher behind them. However, I approached Miika Hannila, CEO of Next Chapter, who have published my work for the last eight years hoping he would be interested in publishing new editions of the three Ripper books, plus Pestilence, also previously published by my Canadian publisher. To my delight, Miika was more than happy to offer to publish new updated versions of the books, which will bring all my books under the umbrella of a single publisher. Next Chapter’s art department has been responsible for the terrific new cover designs for the four books which I’m delighted with, so I owe a big thank you to Miika and the team at Next Chapter. I have to thank my researcher and proof reader Debbie Poole who as always, does her best to keep my work precise and accurate. As always, my dear wife Juliet has played her part as she does for every book in providing me with her support and advice as the new edition took shape. It wouldn’t be fair to omit the original acknowledgements from the first publication of the book as the people mentioned below all played a part in helping me bring my fictional trilogy to print.