--- On Mon, 9/1/08, Nathan Cain <IndieCrime@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm in the middle of the first book of David Peace's 1974, and I've
got a question. The Red Riding Quartet, of which 1974 is the first
book, is billed as being set against the backdrop of the real life
Yorkshire Ripper murders, so I did a little reading about that before
I got too far into the book. So far, however, the events of 1974 seem
entirely fictional, as they have to do with child murders and the
ripper seems to have been a prostitute killer. I Googled the name
Clare Kemplay, the little girl whose murder drives the book, and the
only hits I got related to 1974, so I'm guessing at this point that
this book is not based on a true case and the Ripper stuff comes in
later in the series. Am I correct?
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I find it very difficult to follow the logic of Peace's plots. As far as I can see his books have no bearing on real history criminal or otherwise. I agree with his champions that he has a real gift with the English language. I don't think it translates as a gift for storytelling. That's my feeling about David Peace.
Patrick King
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