Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover or Promo
To be totally transparent, I know Jon and Christina and I consider them friends.
I also know that Christina and Jon have done an amazing amount of research on this case and that research has led them to form this theory.
Maybe I am wrong, but I don't know that any other research team has produced as much detail on Druitt as they have.
I don’t believe they have created this book or Jon's previous one with the goal of scamming anyone for money. I believe it's been approached with the goal of sharing their research and supporting the theory that Druitt is their suspect as the murderer.
It's very hard to write a book. Trust me on this.
Jon and Christina know they are going to be attacked. Look at the old posts on Casebook if you want to see examples. The amount of ridicule and bile expressed towards Jon there is nothing short of online bullying.
So why would they subject themselves to this again? Because they truly believe this is the solution to the case.
I applaud that kind of dedication and passion.
That said, the publicity departments job of any publisher is to get your attention. Obviously, it has worked. Did Jon and Christine approve their promo piece? Maybe or maybe not.
Thousands of books are published every year and publicity staff try to get the ones they are working on to break through the noise. I've seen far more Ripper books come out with sensational promos that delivered little to no new information, and sometimes worse than that. I know you have too.
Even if Druitt is not the killer, this book provides additional and hopefully useful information that others have not been privy to. That in itself is a worthy addition to the suspect bio.
And in case you want to suggest anything about me, I have no financial interest in the success or failure of this book and have no connections to the publisher whatsoever.
I have not been asked to write this at the author's request, nor have I told them I am writing this. My only reason for entering into this conversation is to request fairness and respect to the authors.
Years of dedicated research deserves a voice. Read the book first before you criticize the contents.
To be totally transparent, I know Jon and Christina and I consider them friends.
I also know that Christina and Jon have done an amazing amount of research on this case and that research has led them to form this theory.
Maybe I am wrong, but I don't know that any other research team has produced as much detail on Druitt as they have.
I don’t believe they have created this book or Jon's previous one with the goal of scamming anyone for money. I believe it's been approached with the goal of sharing their research and supporting the theory that Druitt is their suspect as the murderer.
It's very hard to write a book. Trust me on this.
Jon and Christina know they are going to be attacked. Look at the old posts on Casebook if you want to see examples. The amount of ridicule and bile expressed towards Jon there is nothing short of online bullying.
So why would they subject themselves to this again? Because they truly believe this is the solution to the case.
I applaud that kind of dedication and passion.
That said, the publicity departments job of any publisher is to get your attention. Obviously, it has worked. Did Jon and Christine approve their promo piece? Maybe or maybe not.
Thousands of books are published every year and publicity staff try to get the ones they are working on to break through the noise. I've seen far more Ripper books come out with sensational promos that delivered little to no new information, and sometimes worse than that. I know you have too.
Even if Druitt is not the killer, this book provides additional and hopefully useful information that others have not been privy to. That in itself is a worthy addition to the suspect bio.
And in case you want to suggest anything about me, I have no financial interest in the success or failure of this book and have no connections to the publisher whatsoever.
I have not been asked to write this at the author's request, nor have I told them I am writing this. My only reason for entering into this conversation is to request fairness and respect to the authors.
Years of dedicated research deserves a voice. Read the book first before you criticize the contents.
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