Ripper

This novel by Stefan Petrucha brings Jack the Ripper to New York. To find his son. Interesting play on history. Carver Young is an orphan who is adopted by the head of the New Pinkerton Agency when the orphanage closes. Albert Hawking takes Carver under his wing to make him into a great detective. When Carver discovers that a letter his father wrote matches the handwriting of Jack the Ripper, the game is afoot. Carver is joined by gal pal Delia and former enemy Finn on a chase through New York to hunt down the Ripper. Along the way he meets Teddy Roosevelt, the commissioner of the police department an his daughter Alice, who just may wind up the next victim of the Ripper. Carver is a very clever young man and is able to take his father on in a daring train adventure. Of course, all is not as it seemed and his father is more cunning than anyone thought. I enjoyed this book, it was an old fashioned type story. The inventions described were so interesting and some were actually real and way before their time.The end left room for a sequel, will I be compelled to read another- jury is out on that one, but I don't regret the time spent with Carver and his gang. I love historical fiction. So, as Memorial Day comes to a close, I say Happy Reading my friends and thanks to all who serve to keep us safe and able to spend a weekend reading.