Dave E. (smmedia) reviewed The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, Madness, and the Fair that Changed America (Illinois) on + 29 more book reviews
Very good. Well done. Spares any graphic description of the murders. The telling of the world's fair story is a great counterpoint to the madness of H.H. Holmes.
After reading the book, I listened to the abridged audiobook version, I found that Netflix has a documentary you can rent ( H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
) that shows pictures of Holmes and the castle. Worth checking out if you like the story.
After reading or listening, you should check out the wikipedia page on H.H. Holmes, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes ) The entry on Holmes is very good and helped put the video documentary and this book into perspective.
I do not like true crime, per say, but this was very well done and very interesting story. What the book does not point out, you can see in the video, and the wikipedia page is a good incapsulation of the events.
The one interesting tidbit was they did not use fingerprints in 1895 to identify people. Fingerprinting started in 1903.
After reading the book, I listened to the abridged audiobook version, I found that Netflix has a documentary you can rent ( H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
) that shows pictures of Holmes and the castle. Worth checking out if you like the story.
After reading or listening, you should check out the wikipedia page on H.H. Holmes, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes ) The entry on Holmes is very good and helped put the video documentary and this book into perspective.
I do not like true crime, per say, but this was very well done and very interesting story. What the book does not point out, you can see in the video, and the wikipedia page is a good incapsulation of the events.
The one interesting tidbit was they did not use fingerprints in 1895 to identify people. Fingerprinting started in 1903.
