Quotes for the Novel ‘A Secret Step’

“If you’ve never heard of the Dead End Kids, never thought about homeless East End children in wartime, and never reflected that Jack the Ripper could have survived until World War II, this book is a must for you!”

Martin Fido – one of the world’s leading authorities on the Ripper murders. A former visiting professor at Michigan State University, he has also taught at the University of Leeds and is the author of The Crimes, Detection and Death of Jack the Ripper, The Truth About Jack the Ripper (audiotape), The Murder Guide to London and The Chronicle of Crime, as well as The World of Sherlock Holmes, The World of Agatha Christie and a host of other books and talking tapes.

 ‘I think that people will enjoy reading Ian’s book

and I found the ending very satisfying.’

Bill Beadle – Jack the Ripper television programme consultant and 

Honorary Vice-President of ‘The Whitechapel Society’

 ‘… it’s not the kind of book I would normally choose to read …

to my surprise I thoroughly enjoyed it’

Glen Irvine – Financial Adviser

Avid reader of spy and financial crime novels