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5.22.2012

Teaser Tuesday (41)


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following!

  • Grab your current read.
  • Open to a random page.
  • Share a few teaser sentences from somewhere on that page.
  • MAKE SURE NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (you don't want to give too much away and ruin the book for other readers)
Share the title and author too, so that other readers can add your book to their TBR list if they like your teaser!
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Ripper 
by Stefan Petrucha
Publication Date: March 1, 2012

         A glint turned her head down to his side.  His hand now held a long, sharp knife, its silver mixing with the gaslight's yellow.  By the time Elizabeth B. Rowley looked back up, his right hand was at her throat.  Any sound she might've made, any objection she might have raised, was stifled by his grip.
(Pg. 5)








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It's a little confusing, reading two books titled Ripper, but the stories couldn't be more different!  I love re-tellings (as I've said so many times), and especially when it's about Jack the Ripper.  I must admit to a slight fascination, and there have been some great books out about him lately.  This one is set in New york, and the Pinkerton Detective Agency is on the case.  So not only does this have the Ripper but the Pinkertons, another fascinating piece of history!  I'm so excited to finish this!
Posted by Elisquared @ 12:00 AM
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5 comments:

  1. Wendy Lohr5/22/12, 9:29 AM

    Great Teaser! Jack the Ripper is a fascinatingly gruesome character in history and it seems as though several authors have written some intriguing re-tellings involving him lately.

    Here's my Teaser!

    Wendy @ Escape Into Fiction

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  2. starryeyedjen5/22/12, 10:55 AM

    I'm fascinated with Ripper lore, too! Have you read The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson? I enjoyed that one quite a bit. And now I'll be adding this one to my TBR, as well. Great teaser!

    Here’s my Throne of Glass teaser. Happy Tuesday! :D

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  3. collettakay5/22/12, 11:09 AM

    Did you see the new headline a few weeks ago where someone thinks that Jack the Ripper was a woman? It was quite interesting.

    Here's my Teaser:

    http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2012/05/teaser-tuesday-52212.html

    Colletta

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  4. Sara @ Forever 17 Books5/22/12, 11:17 AM

    I liked that teaser! The book sounds very interesting and I hadn't heard of it before! :)

    my Teaser Tuesday

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  5. Monster of Books5/23/12, 1:26 AM

    oooh this teaser makes me want to read this right away. It sounds and look so good ^_^

    Maura @ Monster of Books

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