Ripper

Stefan Petrucha

PHILOMEL, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 426 pages

You thought you knew him. You were dead wrong.

Carver Young dreams of becoming a detective, despite growing up in an orphanage with only crime novels to encourage him. But when he is adopted by Detective Hawking of the world famous Pinkerton Agency, Carver is given not only the chance to find his biological father, he finds himself smack in the middle of a real life investigation: tracking down a vicious serial killer who has thrown New York City into utter panic. When the case begins to unfold, however, it's worse than he could have ever imagined, and his loyalty to Mr. Hawking and the Pinkertons comes into question. As the body count rises and the investigation becomes dire, Carver must decide where his true loyalty lies. Full of whip-smart dialogue, kid-friendly gadgets, and featuring a then New York City Police Commissioner Teddy Roosevelt, Ripper challenges everything you thought you knew about the world's most famous serial killer.

What people are saying

Review: Ripper

User Review  - Victorious - Goodreads

Growing up in the late 1800s, all Carver Young has ever know is the New York City orphanage where he was left as a baby. Facing it's destruction, sneaky Carver is adopted by a retired, crippled ...

Review: Ripper

User Review  - Sterling - Goodreads

I did enjoy this book, even though I complained about it a lot. First, the bad things: 1. Plot is slightly predictable. Jack the Ripper is Carver's daddy - figured that out on page 5, Mr. Young, idiot ...

About the author

Stefan Petrucha (www.petrucha.com) lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife and daughters.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ripper
• Author: Stefan Petrucha
• Publisher: PHILOMEL, 2012
• ISBN: 0399255249, 9780399255243
• Length: 426 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Other; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General; Juvenile Fiction / Law & Crime; Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories