The Devil's Work: Australia's Jack the Ripper and the Serial Murders that Shocked the World.

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Devil's Work: Australia's Jack the Ripper and the Serial Murders that Shocked the World.
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Garry Linnell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreHistory
History of specific subjects
ISBN/Barcode 9781761041761
ClassificationsDewey:364.1523092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint Penguin Random House Australia
Publication Date 18 October 2022
Publication Country Australia

Description

Australia's Jack the Ripper and the serial murders that shocked the world He was a murderer, swindler, bigamist and suspect in the Jack the Ripper killings. Frederick Deeming was also the most hated man in the world. Claiming to be haunted by the ghost of his dead mother, Deeming had spent years roaming the planet under various aliases, preying on the innocent, the gullible and the desperate. But the discovery by Australian police in 1892 of the body of one of his wives in a shallow concrete grave triggered one of the greatest manhunts in history and exposed a further series of grisly murders - those of his first wife and four children - that stunned the Victorian era. The Devil's Work is a gothic journey into the twisted mind of a serial killer, set in the dying years of the 19th century when science and religion had collided and some of the world's most powerful and influential people believed in spirits and an afterlife. It reveals Deeming's crime spree across three continents, raising fresh questions about his role in the Jack the Ripper killings and culminating in his sensational trial where he was defended by a future Australian Prime Minister who believed he could also speak to the dead. Born bad or simply mad? It's time to meet Frederick Deeming, the man known and reviled throughout the United States, England and Australia as the Criminal of the Century.

Author Biography

Garry Linnell is one of Australia's most experienced journalists. Born and raised in Geelong, he has won several awards for his writing, including a Walkley for best feature writing. He has been editor-in-chief of The Bulletin, editor of The Daily Telegraph, director of news and current affairs for the Nine Network and editorial director of Fairfax. He spent four years as co-host of the Breakfast Show on 2UE and is also the author of four previous books - 'Football Ltd- The inside story of the AFL'; 'Raelene- sometimes beaten, never conquered'; 'Playing God- The rise and fall of Gary Ablett' and the bestselling 'Buckley's Chance'.