The Sixth Victim

"The Sixth Victim" according to Ashrae. Ever since a trip to London, staying in a hotel in Whitechapel and taking a cracking Ripper Tour, I have been a bit fascinated by Jack and his antics so I was more than interested in seeing what this author could do with this book. I am by no means an expert Riperologist but, to me, she has weaved her own story seamlessly into the setting. Incorporating fact (as we know it) with her fiction to produce a pretty good read.Constance is trying to find her teacher Emily Tindall. She hasn't been seen in time and she is worried. She tries to follow her footsteps, she goes to her church, her place of work and gets fobbe. Stormi @ BMReviewsohmy said Not as I hoped. Okay so honestly I am really confused about this book. I so wanted to love it but it was kind of a slow go and while I sort of liked it I also sort of didn't so I am confused as to what I want to rate it.It's set in the days of Jack the Ripper, London, 1888 and the descriptions of the killings are a bit gory (though I have read about them before). It's told in two different POV's and this is where at times it gets confusing. There are a lot of things going on as not only is there the mystery surrounding the sixth victim, but a Doctor's wife is missing and her sister is searching for her, and there is the second . "Good mystery - Enlightening" according to Marilyn Rondeau. London’s East End, 1888 - When Jack the Ripper roamed the streets London’s Whitechapel district had become the a nocturnal hunting ground for Jack the Ripper. No one was safe especially the women of the night who sold themselves. Why even the young flower girl Constance Piper is not immune to the dread of being singled out by the Ripper even though she is more concerned with the strange feelings and dreams that seem to haunt her sanity.During all this hullabaloo over Jack - clairvoyants were coming out of the walls claiming to have been contacted by the victims. Constance’s mother is certain th

Following the latest grisly discovery, Constance is contacted by a high-born lady of means who fears the victim may be her missing sister. But are such powers real? And could Constance really be possessed of second sight? She longs for the wise counsel of her mentor and champion of the poor, Emily Tindall, but the kind missionary has gone missing. The foggy streets of London's Whitechapel district have become a nocturnal hunting ground for Jack the Ripper, and no woman is safe. As Constance becomes embroiled in intrigue far more sinister than she could have imagined, assistance comes in a startling manner that profoundly challenges her assumptions about the nature of reality. In desperation, even Scotland Yard has turned to them to help apprehend the Ripper. Flower girl Constance Piper is not immune to dread, but she is more preoccupied with her own strange experiences of late. Clairvoyants seem to be everywhere these days. London's East End, 1888. When darkness falls, terror begins. She implores Constance to use her clairvoyance to help solve the crime, which the press is calling "the Whitechapel Mystery", attributing the murder to the Ripper. She'll need all the help she can get - bec