The book Stalking Jack the Ripper is a historical fiction murder mystery romance book based off the Jack the Ripper murders. Taking place in London during the fall of 1888 main character Audrey Rose Wadsworth is an upper class lady studying forensic science under her uncle Johnathan. During a time where forensic science is at its earliest stages and women were meant to marry and look pretty, Audrey Rose, determined to prove women don’t have to just look pretty, she sets out with fellow apprentice Thomas Cresswell to catch the infamous Jack the Ripper. While trying to find Jack the Ripper Audrey Rose must also deal with her personal issues and the trauma that has been left on her heart and in her mind. As she works with Thomas will she fall for him or is he just another man who doesn't respect her and does think she can handle herself or is he different from all the other men in London? With twists and turns at every step and bodies piling up every day, each one more brutal than the last will she be able to catch Jack the Ripper and protect the people she loves or will he catch her first? 

The book is written from the point of view of Audrey Rose, as you read you can’t help but try to figure out who the killer is and try to piece together the puzzle that this book presents to you. The book is original because most crime books take place in the modern world and have access to DNA, and identification technology such as fingerprinting this book takes place in the 1800’s when Forensic Science was in the early stages and most people did not like Forensic Science because they thought it was disrespectful to the deceased and their families. This is a book I found very hard to put down and just when you think you have something figured out the author flips the whole thing on its head making you rethink everything you thought you had figured out. Throughout the book there are many twists and turns and you never know what is going to happen next in the book. The book is very easy to follow because the author uses scientific terms so the reader can understand what is going on but not being too technical and boring for the reader. It is a very quick and easy read with the chapters being fairly short and not overwhelming you with too much information. However this book is not for the faint of heart as it does get a little graphic in the descriptions of some of the crime scenes. If you do have the stomach for it and want to read a different type of murder mystery book than this book is for anyone who is interested in Forensics Science and is into historical fiction murder mystery books. 

The book is loosely based off of the actual Jack the Ripper murders but none of the characters are actual historical people. If you do decide to read this book and like it there are three other books in the series after it, Hunting Prince Dracula, Escaping Houdini, and Capturing the Devil. If you want a sense of adventure and danger and love solving mysteries then this book and all the other ones are just as good. The rest of the books all take place in the same time period but at different places and they are all different enough where you can read them one right after the other and not get bored with them. The rest of the books all take place centering around different historical figures in the setting and time period. Each book picks up exactly where the previous book left off so it is easy to pick up again. The books do have the same characters and don’t really add more characters so it is easy to keep track of who is who and their role in the story.