if i were an author, i'd get bored with the same character.

-----Original Message-----
From: Salkin Kathleen
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 1/3/2003 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: Cornwell's Theory

Unfortunately, a lot of times, writers stretch the limits of credibility
when trying to prove one's guilt or to explain a mystery.

All this is reminding me of the case for Richard III as a victim of
history
revision.  A famous mystery writer, Josephine Tey, attempted to portray
him
as a victim and not a criminal, even going so far as to try to prove he
didn't kill his nephews in the Tower of London.  The title of the book
is,
"The Daughter of Time," and it's a classic.  She made a good case, IMHO.

But I've read parts of Cornwell's views of the Jack the Ripper case, and
whilst her theory is enticing, it's not solid, in my opinion.  You're
right
about her strident voice, Bobby, but it's not just with this book but
has
been in evidence in her Kay Scarpetta mystery novels the last few years.
I used to read her books, but they just don't seem to be as good as they
used to be.  Maybe she (Cornwell) is getting rather tired of Kay
Scarpetta.

Kat


----- Original Message -----
From: "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 1:40 PM
Subject: Cornwell's Theory


> In a message dated 1/3/03 12:32:02 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >well, i am not deri, but, my wife read the book, liked it and told me
that
> >she (cornwell) did a lot of resarch.
> >i think she said that cornwell made  a good case for who the ripper
was,
> >but, can't really be sure of that last statement. i could be
recolecting
> >something from another book since judy reads all the time.
>
>     She seems so strident to confirm her own theory that she seems to
strain
> to connect the slightest evidence to supporting. The is especially
true
when
> she post psychoanalyzes the psyche structure of his family! Well, I
haven't
> finished the book, so maybe I will change my mind.
>
> Bobby