![]() Watson as to why Holmes’ involvement in the Ripper investigation was kept secret. ![]() Watson.ĭust and Shadow opens with an explanation from Dr. Given the time period during which the Ripper operated, an interesting question that has lingered in the minds of some writers is: what would happen if Sherlock Holmes had been involved in solving the Ripper murders? It is a question that many fans and enthusiasts of Sherlock Holmes have asked at least once in the course of their interaction with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation: could the inimitable Sherlock Holmes have succeeded where so many others have failed and identified and captured the Ripper, if he had been permitted to do so? This possibility has already been explored in various media, from novels to television shows to video games, but the most recent iteration of this concept is Lyndsay Faye’s Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. ![]() The fact that no one has ever figured out who, precisely, Jack the Ripper is only adds to the mystique, and it is because of that mystique that the Ripper continues to be a constant presence in the collective memory of popular culture. His brutal murder of five known (and perhaps more unknown) women in and around London’s Whitechapel district ensured his notoriety in the annals of history and, of course, in literature. Jack the Ripper is perhaps one of, if not the most, (in)famous serial killers of all time. ![]()
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