Crime reporter Charlie Foster teams up with his friends Professor Ian Robertson MD (retired) and John Drake SAS (retired)to try and solve the mysterious reappearance of the legendary ‘Spring-heeled Jack’.
In the meanwhile, Detective Inspector Fred Tingwell is busy dealing with a murderer who is intent on shortening the lives of prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London. The murderers actions have a striking similarity to ‘Jack the Ripper’ of old.
Together, with his old mate Fred Tingwell, Charlie Foster & Co try to solve the riddle which is ‘Spring-heeled Jack’ and the perplexing case of the new Whitechapel murderer.
All the while, Charle’s powers grow…
Circa l’autore
After forming an unlikely friendship some two years previously with Professor Ian Robertson M.D (retired) and John Drake S.A.S/S.I.S (retired), the experienced crime reporter Charlie Foster teams up with his friends again to investigate the reappearance of folklore legend ‘Spring-heeled Jack’.
Spring-heeled Jack was the name attributed by the press of the day, but nowadays is only heard when someone witnesses feats of extreme athleticism. Spring-heeled Jack was hardly ever out of the newspapers in Victorian times.
Was he merely an energetic prankster who, over the years, turned into a legendary hero, or was he something completely different? Now it’s Charlie Foster & Company’s turn to try and unravel one of the most baffling mysteries of the Victorian era here and now in the 21st century.
Meanwhile, in the very heart of London, Detective Chief Inspector Fred Tingwell has his work cut out when a copycat ‘Jack the Ripper’ decides to shorten the lives of prostitutes in the Whitechapel area.
With no witnesses, evidence or clues, the talented Fred Tingwell turns to his old mate Charlie Foster for help. Together, with Ian Robertson MD, professor of science and physics, Edinburgh University, retired, and John Drake, ex S.A.S colonel, they combine forces to investigate the legend that is ‘Jumping Jack Flash’ and the perplexing case of the new Whitechapel murders.
All the while, Charlie’s powers grow…