He always wears a large overcoat and is not in the best physical condition. Albert is a grumpy person, and can be described as half-crazy. Carver aspires to be a detective, and when he is adopted by Albert Hawking, his first 'case' is to discover his father's identity, which leads to an unexpected turn of events.Īlbert Hawking: He is a famous detective and co-owns the secret detective agency the New Pinkertons. He was then adopted by his mentor, who is a detective, Albert Hawking. He is a fourteen year old boy who was an orphan at Ellis Orphanage. Main Characters: Carver Young: He is the protagonist of the novel. The other is that the ending was not very satisfying to me. The first is that some chapters are extremely short and choppy. I only have two complaints for this book. There was a plot twist in the book, however it was a predictable plot twist. Personally, I love mystery books, so I really enjoyed this book. Sorry for the bad summary! It was a very long book with many other major events, so it was hard to condense everything into a paragraph! I guess you'll just have to read the book to know what exactly happened! Although Carver is very disturbed that his father was a murderer, Jack writes Carver a final letter, in which Carver realizes that his father was once a good man. Carver never had the opportunity to arrest Jack. He was a notorious murderer as Jack the Ripper, but was one of the world's finest detectives as Albert Hawking. (spoiler alert) Carver finds out that Albert Hawking was Jack the Ripper in disguise. With the help of Delia, Finn and others, Carver sets out to find his father, who also is behind the New York murders. The victims are all women, and they mimic the murders of the infamous Whitechapel murders. When Carver is investigating his father's identity, there have been brutal murders in New York City. By matching his father's handwriting to a letter written by Jack the Ripper, (spoiler alert) Carver finds out that his father is none other than the notorious Jack the Ripper. The only piece of his father that Carver has was a letter from his father to his orphanage.

AS Carver's very first official 'detective case,' Carver is to find the identity of his father. He is adopted by a renowned detective, Albert Hawking. He has a knack for opening locks, sneaking around, and detective work. Carver grew up in Ellis Orphanage in New York City.

It is set in the late 1800's to the early 1900's in New York City. Summary: (Spoiler Alert) This book is about the life of orphan Carver Young. This is a young adult book, the writing style probably will not appeal to older readers. It's genre is a synthesis of mystery/action/historical fiction, and there is a dash of horror. From the book cover, you can probably tell that this book is a mystery/action book, and it is.

Ripper by Stefan Petrucha