{"product_id":"9781786934499","title":"Jack the Ripper, The Works of Francis Thompson","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrancis Thompson in 1888.He was an ex-medical student with a dissecting scalpel, and a history of mental illness and trouble with the police. He had just broken up with a prostitute and had written about cutting women's stomachs open.At the same time, a few yards from his refuge, a woman was knifed, as part of a spate of prostitute murders, which one coroner said was by someone who had considerable anatomical skill and knowledge.Richard A. Patterson sets out a compelling case for English poet Francis Thompson as the prime suspect for Jack the Ripper in this must-read for Ripperologists the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austin-Macauley Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058434916592,"sku":"9781786934499","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786934499_p0.jpg?v=1763737947","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786934499","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}