The Women in the Shadows: Don’t miss this gripping unsolved, true-crime, feminist-revenge Jack the Ripper historical crime mystery, brand-new to read in 2025 - Paperback – by Harriet Fox
Included in THE TIMES Best Historical Fiction Books of 2025: 'A lively new perspective on a grimly familiar tale'
The world's most famous unsolved serial killer mystery, told from the perspective of a gang of women.
'A fresh and captivating retelling of the Jack the Ripper mystery, brimming with authentic historical detail and well-drawn, sympathetic characters. A must-read for lovers of finely crafted historical fiction.' IRINA SHAPIRO
'This is a wonderfully crafted book where historical fiction meets seamlessly with historical fact. The case of Jack the Ripper as you have never read it before.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
London, 1888. A monster prowls the gaslit streets, and the police are looking in all the wrong places, at all the wrong suspects. But three women refuse to stay silent.
top of page

£9.99Price
bottom of page


