Ripper Dramatized Adaptation, Stefan Petrucha
Ripper Dramatized Adaptation, Stefan Petrucha
2 Rating(s)
List: $19.99 | Sale: $13.99
Club: $9.99

Synopsis

You thought you knew him. You were dead wrong.

Carver Young dreams of becoming a detective, despite growing up in an orphanage with only crime novels to encourage him. But when he is adopted by Detective Hawking of the world famous Pinkerton Agency, Carver is given not only the chance to find his biological father, he finds himself smack in the middle of a real life investigation: tracking down a vicious serial killer who has thrown New York City into utter panic. When the case begins to unfold, however, it's worse than he could have ever imagined, and his loyalty to Mr. Hawking and the Pinkertons comes into question. As the body count rises and the investigation becomes dire, Carver must decide where his true loyalty lies. Full of whip-smart dialogue, kid-friendly gadgets, and featuring a then New York City Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt, Ripper challenges everything you thought you knew about the world's most famous serial killer.

About Stefan Petrucha

Stefan Petrucha has written over twenty novels and hundreds of graphic novels. He has appeared on the A&E television series Paranormal State, and teaches online classes at the University of Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on October 30, 2016

"It's Harry Potter meets Angels and Demons!" Which sounds like a great story idea if your plan is to replace your editor's irises with dollar signs. In practice, this young adult novel suffers from being a little too familiar for anyone who's read the most popular of fiction. Ripper is the story of......more

Goodreads review by Hazel on May 15, 2013

To make a long story short: I totally loved this book! This is by far the best YA book that has come out this year--and in a long time as well. I loved the characters and their interactions with each other, and the whole story line was great as well. It was fast-paced, and, while, yes, it was predic......more

Goodreads review by MichaelM on May 17, 2018

This was a cool book. I like the idea behind the story, and the setting description of it. It was written well and had a very good ending. It had great characters too. 4 out of 5 stars.......more

Goodreads review by colleen the convivial curmudgeon on April 12, 2013

This may be a case of disappointed expectations. I was first drawn to this book for the obvious reason that stories of Jack the Ripper interest me. I think it's the morbid fascination of an unsolved mystery - who was this man that did these horrible things, and what compelled him to act? So the large......more

Goodreads review by Fiorella on September 22, 2018

Destripador, narra la historia de un muchacho de 14 años, Carver Young, quien ha vivido toda su vida en un orfanato sin conocer absolutamente nada de su familia, sin embargo a su edad ya no es mas un niño, por lo que tiene que salir del orfanato y hacerse de su propia vida, es ahi donde un hombre mu......more