In yet another Jack the Ripper story,  the author of What Alice Knew, Paula Marantz Cohen has brought in an intriguing set of detectives, the James family. Author Henry James (The Portrait of a Lady), his philosopher brother William (Pragmatism and Other Writings) and the titular sister Alice (The Diary Of Alice James) are investigating the murders. By bringing in the family dynamics and their social scene (including Oscar Wilde), the story becomes about more than just Jack the Ripper. So, how is it?

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