Isabel Allende is the author of eleven works of fiction, notably The House of the Spirits and other works of ‘magic realism’, four memoirs, and three young adult novels. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and is considered one of the world’s most widely read and highly regarded author whose books have been translated into 35 languages with almost 60 million copies sold worldwide, and who is the recipient of 50 awards from 15 countries. In Ripper, the author, born in Peru, raised in Chile, and now an American citizen living in California, ventures into new literary territory with a riveting thriller set in modern day San Francisco, featuring two characters who are unique, memorable and completely fascinating: Amanda, headed to MIT and addicted to the online mystery game Ripper and her mother, Indiana, a free spirit, a holistic healer, a true believer in the goodness of human beings. A crime spree that gets too close to home showcases Allende’s brilliant talent for evocative storytelling whether one of her treasured historical novels or contemporary crime fiction.
