简介：JackTheRipperwasthefirstmodernserialkiller.Tothisdayhisreignofterrorremainsoneofhistory'sgreatestmysteries:motiveless,unmatchedinbrutality,andstillunsolved.NowLauraRichardsofScotlandYard'sViolentCrimeDirectoratere-opensthecase.Withthebenefitsofmoderncriminologyandpsychologicalanalysis,andworkingwithateamofexperts,Richardsuses21stcenturytechniquestounderstanda19thcenturykiller,dispellingthemanymythsthathavegrownuparoundthecase.TheresultscompletelychangeourunderstandingofJackTheRipper,providingadetailedpsychologicalstudyofthekindofpersonhewas,wherehelivedandevenwhathemayhavelookedlike. 1888年秋天，伦敦东区连续发生五起骇人听闻的命案，死者都是女性，手法之凶残，令所有伦敦女性人人自危。然而一切也在第五起命案之后轧然而止，凶手没再犯案，却也从未落网。“开膛手杰克”从此成为古今中外连续杀人凶手当中，名号最响亮的一位。一个多世纪以来，揭开“开膛手杰克”的身分之谜，俨然已成为一门另类显学，就连文学电影创作，也一再以此为题或是从中汲取灵感。究竟历经一个多世纪的追查，真相是否有逐渐明朗的趋势？还是仍然令人如坠五里雾中？…