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Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son: The Story of the Yorkshire Ripper

Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son: The Story of the Yorkshire Ripper

by Denise Mina (Introduction), Gordon Burn (Author), Denise Mina (Introduction), Gordon Burn (Author), Denise Mina (Introduction)

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Synopsis

It seemed the case of the notorious Yorkshire Ripper was finally closed when Peter Sutcliffe was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1981. But in the early 1980s, Gordon Burn spent three years living in Sutcliffe's home town of Bingley, researching his life. Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son offers one of the most penetrating and provocative insights into the mind of a murderer ever written. Includes a new introduction by Denise Mina.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 04 Jul 2019
ISBN 10: 0571347274
ISBN 13: 9780571347278
Book Overview: In Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son: The Story of the Yorkshire Ripper, Gordon Burn explores the life of Peter Sutcliffe to create a modern classic, offering one of the most penetrating and provocative insights into the mind of a murderer ever written. With a new introduction by Denise Mina.

Author Bio
Gordon Burn was the author of four novels, Alma Cogan (winner of the Whitbread First Novel Prize), Fullalove, The North of England Home Service and Born Yesterday. He was also the author of the non-fiction titles Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son, Pocket Money, Happy Like Murderers, On The Way to Work (with Damien Hirst) and Best and Edwards. His last book, Sex & Violence, Death and Silence, was a collection of his essays on art.