An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

626. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Strikes Again (Part 3)

December 15, 2025

Description

How did Jack the Ripper manage to strike twice in the same night without getting caught? Did he have an accomplice? And, what chilling clues did the police discover in the wake of the murder…?...

Books Referenced

The Five

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.'

Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution

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.'