An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
626. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3)
December 15, 2025
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Hallie Rubenhold
Context:
Holland mentions this book when discussing Rubenhold's thesis that the Ripper victims were all killed as they slept, that they were homeless, and the Ripper just came across them and killed them. He describes it as 'brilliant on the lives of the victims.'
Author: Stephen Knight
Context:
Holland describes this as a 'very notorious' and 'mad' book about Jack the Ripper that proposes a theory about a member of the royal family being involved with various masons. He says 'any book with the word final solution in the title is probably best left alone.'