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A review by midwifereading
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
3.0
"The juxtaposition of pride and unfathomed evil struck me as offering powerful insights into the nature of men and their ambitions." -pg. 393 (Notes & Sources)
Equally fascinating and well written, The Devil In the White City is quite an experience. I picked this up with the idea that my husband and I could buddy read it. My interest in "how it's made," and his current interest in true crime made it a good choice.
The disturbing and depraved nature of the murders, the gaps in policing that allowed the disappearance of so many to go uninvestigated, and the great distraction of the construction of the World's Fair all combined for the perfect storm. How many other criminals got away with murder during that flurry of activity and national economic collapse?
Throw in an assassination, labor strikes, crazy weather and crazier architects, and you have a story that feels made up. Stranger than fiction, indeed.
Equally fascinating and well written, The Devil In the White City is quite an experience. I picked this up with the idea that my husband and I could buddy read it. My interest in "how it's made," and his current interest in true crime made it a good choice.
The disturbing and depraved nature of the murders, the gaps in policing that allowed the disappearance of so many to go uninvestigated, and the great distraction of the construction of the World's Fair all combined for the perfect storm. How many other criminals got away with murder during that flurry of activity and national economic collapse?
Throw in an assassination, labor strikes, crazy weather and crazier architects, and you have a story that feels made up. Stranger than fiction, indeed.