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Hunter, Stephen.

I, Ripper : a novel / Stephen Hunter. — First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

pages ; cm

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PS3558.U494I2 2015

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2014043671

ISBN 978-1-4767-6485-6

ISBN 978-1-4767-6487-0 (ebook)

Contents

Epigraph

Part I: Tiger, Tiger

Chapter One: The Diary

Chapter Two: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Three: The Diary

Chapter Four: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Five: The Diary

Chapter Six: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Seven: The Diary

Chapter Eight: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Nine: The Diary

Chapter Ten: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Eleven: The Diary

Chapter Twelve: Jeb’s Memoir

Part II: Burning Bright

Chapter Thirteen: The Diary

Chapter Fourteen: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Fifteen: The Diary

Chapter Sixteen: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Seventeen: The Diary

Chapter Eighteen: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Nineteen: The Diary

Chapter Twenty: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Twenty-One: The Diary

Chapter Twenty-Two: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Diary

Chapter Twenty-Four: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Diary

Chapter Twenty-Six: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Diary

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Diary

Chapter Thirty: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Thirty-One: The Diary

Chapter Thirty-Two: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Thirty-Three: The Diary

Chapter Thirty-Four: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Diary

Chapter Thirty-Six: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Diary

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Diary

Chapter Forty: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Forty-One: The Diary

Chapter Forty-Two: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Forty-Three: The Diary

Chapter Forty-Four: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Forty-Five: Jeb’s Memoir

Part III: In the Forests of the Night

Chapter Forty-Six: Jeb’s Memoir

Chapter Forty-Seven: Jeb’s Memoir

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Bibliography