940. Nineteen Seventy Seven

Nineteen Seventy Seven
David Peace
2000
Around 350 pages

The List sure is packing in a lot of violence against in women for the homestretch. Maybe the Powers That Be are trying to make our separation easier, like when the superhero pushes his girlfriend away so she won't be in danger. Well, it's quite an effective technique.

This is the second novel of a series called Red Riding. Bob Fraser and Jack Whitehead investigate the murders of the Yorkshire Ripper, who is primarily targeting prostitutes. We get the expected graphic descriptions of the mutilations and torture inflicted on these women. And once again in these noir novels, the female perspective is virtually non existent.

This book reminded me heavily of The Killer in Me, although I vastly preferred that novel to this one. Just an unpleasant experience, with unlikable characters. I'd rather just let the real life Yorkshire Sicko fade into obscurity, thanks.

RATING: **---

Interesting Facts:

Adapted to television in 2009.

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