Isabel Allende, born in Peru and raised in Chile, is a novelist,
feminist, and philanthropist. She is one of the most widely read
authors in the world, having sold more than eighty million copies
of her books across forty-two languages. She is the author of
several bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The
House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and Paula. In
addition to her work as a writer, Isabel devotes much of her time
to human rights causes. She has received fifteen honorary
doctorates, been inducted into the California Hall of Fame, and
received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the
Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, President
Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
nation's highest civilian honor, and in 2018, she received the
Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the
National Book Foundation. She lives in California with her husband
and dogs.
You can visit Isabel Allende at IsabelAllende.com or follow her on
Instagram @AllendeIsabel, on Facebook at Facebook.com/IsabelAllende
and on X @IsabelAllende
"Like many of Allende books it's a joy to read with sentences to savor and read aloud. An excellent novel, RIPPER is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." - I Love a Mystery (Blog)"It must have been surprising to discover that [Allende's] particular literary strengths - a talent for dramatization, a delight in world-building and a passion for investigating relationships between family members - lend themselves so well to a genre she's never bothered with before. I am hoping she'll continue her killings." - San Francisco Chronicle"Allende's tightly plotted tale of crimes obvious and masked is sharply perceptive, utterly charming, and intensely suspenseful." - Booklist, starred review"Appealing characters, a fast-paced plot, and a successfully imagined killer add up to great entertainment." - Library Journal"Thoroughly charming book. . . . A lot of fun to read." - New York Times Book Review"A rip-roaring, entertaining crime novel. . . . Allende remains a remarkable spinner of stories. Her prose is sparkling and graceful . . . her ability to portray passion and action undimmed. Ripper grabs you, toys with you, amuses you..." - Minneapolis Star Tribune"Allende, always a captivating storyteller, takes the reader through a parade of San Francisco locales and types, and Amanda--like Maya--is an engaging character." - San Jose Mercury News"[Allende's] facility with plotting and pacing will keep readers turning the pages." - Publishers Weekly"There are deliciously creepy elements in Ripper, much like those in the dark Scandinavian crime novels one of its characters loves." - Seattle Times"Allende doesn't miss a beat, smoothly exposing the underbelly of the city and the shenanigans of its wealthy elite. You might guess the identity of the killer before the last pages, but you won't care-the shocks and unexpected twists will keep you riveted until the end." - More magazine"The novelist's charming first murder mystery features an irresistible teenage sleuth." - New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice"Literary icon Isabel Allende mesmerizes with her first crime novel...this race-against-the-clock thriller is pure magic." - People Magazine, Four Stars
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