London 1888. The Whitechapel murders shake the entire city and make headlines worldwide. What really happened? An exciting journey into the darkest corners of London. "I'll have my money together soon. Just look at this lovely bonnet I have." Just a few hours after Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols says these words to her landlord, she is found murdered in Buck's Row in Whitechapel. It is August 31, 1888, marking the beginning of the so-called Autumn of Terror. In the fall of 1888, a series of murders terrifies Victorian London. The killer is never caught, and the name "Jack the Ripper" spreads across the globe. Philipp Röttgers and Dorothee Schröder take a look at the lives of the women who fell victim to the murderer. They report on police work, introduce suspects from the investigations at the time, and describe in detail what transpired on the murder nights based on eyewitness accounts, police documents, and newspaper articles. A comprehensive and fact-based chronology of events during the Autumn of Terror. Join the authors as they delve into the depths of the streets of Whitechapel. With 118 illustrations. Philipp Röttgers has taken on the challenging task of writing a well-researched and serious account of the Whitechapel murders, and I have little doubt that this book will be a must-have on the shelf of anyone interested in this eternal mystery. Paul Begg, one of the world's leading experts on the Jack the Ripper case, author of Jack the Ripper - The Facts, among others.