Customer Reviews

Gripping - By: , 21 Mar 2003
Fido's account of the Yorkshire Ripper story is increadibly gripping. As a straightforward narritive it is as informative as most books on the subject - indeed, perhaps it is even more so. For as well as all the basic information about the murders & the bungled police operation, Fido embellishes the facts by recounting supposed conversations & exchanges that took place between the killer & his victims. This is both the tape's big strength & one weakness. In setting the scene & detailing the attacks so particularly, Fido paints an increadibly descriptive & frightening picture of the killings. And yet, if one is cynical, questions are raised about the accuracy of these accounts. Unless Fido has had access to, & drawn this information from Sutcliffe's own detailed confession, there is a suspicion that some of what Fido recalls constiutes merely artistic licence.

In saying that however, Fido's account is totally believable & is autheticated by his own personal experiencesin the area at the time. It is deliveredin his own inimitable creepy delivery & accompanied by the sound of the occassional striking clocks. The result is a very atmospheric and, although slightly hammy, it is none the worse for that.