The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson • 2003
Devastation Rating
true crime history serial killer Chicago
Our Take
Larson braids the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with the serial murders of H.H. Holmes, and the juxtaposition is devastating — beauty and slaughter sharing the same postcode. Holmes built a hotel designed for killing. The fair built a city designed for wonder. Both were temporary.
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