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Hi,

Thanks for stopping by. My name is Lynette Rees and I’m an author. I’ve been interested in the White Chapel Murders of Jack the Ripper for many years. I’ve read countless books and scoured hundreds of articles about the person in question and his victims too.

I’ve recently uncovered an angle that’s related to my home town of Merthyr Tydfil, which during the murders of 1888 was a large industrial town which brought people in their droves to the town as the population exploded. There were many Irish immigrants here working in the iron works and pits.

There was also a notable man, Doctor John Rees Gabe, whose father owned the Lord Raglan Pub in Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil. A place where the doctor once lived himself. The mysterious Doctor Gabe was one of the first doctors on the scene at the final Ripper murder, the slaying of Mary Jane Kelly, who I believe also had links to this town.

I hope you will enjoy visiting this blog and reading and commenting on the posts here.

Lynette Rees

Author of:

Black Diamonds, White Roses and Blue Skies.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lynette-Rees/e/B00JBQSQFU/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1461581407&sr=8-1

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Lynette Rees

RONE award nominated author, Lynette Rees, is a former writing therapist, tutor and mentor. Lynette has spoken locally about her books at various events and book launches in her home town of Merthyr Tydfil. Lynette's historical fiction novel, 'The Workhouse Waif', hit the number one spot on the Amazon Kindle bestseller list in 'Victorian Historical Romance' during October of 2016, it remains one of her most popular books to date. Much to her delight, she was contacted by the commissioning editor of Quercus Books who had downloaded the book and loved the story so much, she offered her a traditional publishing deal for that book and three others in the series which are being published during 2018 and 2019. Lynette enjoys writing in a variety of genres including crime fiction and contemporary romance. Praise for Lynette Rees: The Matchgirl: "Beautifully written and imagined, this is both an entertaining story and a fascinating slice of life-changing history..." - book review - The Lancashire Post Beneath a Sicilian Sun: "I was seeing everything described in this. This story is also very emotional and touching with everything that happens. The emotions that they feel are expressed beautifully...' San Francisco Review of Books.

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