On dark, dismal nights, women’s screams echo in the distance. A serial killer prowls the streets, calling himself Jack the Ripper; his victims’ names are eerily the same as those the Ripper slaughtered a century before. But Michael Draven has become the only suspect. Now he and his friends must discover the identity of the man who is butchering the women of their city to save the innocent and clear his name. But Draven’s discovery of a dark family secret is almost more than he can handle. Pushed beyond his breaking point, Michael turns to alcohol and spirals into depression while voices from the past try to guide him towards the answers he needs. Can Michael and his friends identify the killer in time, or will Draven learn the answer isn’t one he wants to know…


About the Author

Stacy Blair has always loved the printed word and has been writing for over a decade. Among his favorite authors are Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and J.K. Rowling. His fascination of Jack the Ripper led him through two and a half years of writing and research culminating in this thriller of a novel.

Mr. Blair’s motivation to write Ripper stemmed from his college creative writing class. His instructor, Ted Wise, looked him in the eyes and demanded, “I dare you to dream. I challenge you to succeed.” These words left a lasting impression on Mr. Blair and gave him the courage to write Ripper. The author is a graduate of Porterville Community College in his hometown of Porterville, California and enjoys his time with his beautiful wife, Annie. They currently reside in Columbia City, Indiana and is researching his next novel.