Somebody’s Husband, Somebody’s Son

A book which will with some justice be compared to In Cold Blood or The Executioner's Song. It's as if Thomas Hardy were also present at the writing of this account of the Yorkshire Ripper.

Gordon Burn's classic.

Quite brilliant, written from a startlingly original viewpoint . . . I've been quoting the book constantly.

Gordon Burn's is a serious study. His great merit is he gives us facts which make intelligible what would otherwise seem meaningless crimes.

As an account of Sutcliffe and his world Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son is a riveting read.

A book that will undoubtedly become a classic in the field of investigative criminology.