History Book with Award-Winning Crime Story Explore the gripping history of crime in Chicago with this award-winning book. Perfect for history enthusiasts. Here’s a pre-owned and read copy The Devil in the White City is a 2003 book by Erik Larson that tells the parallel true stories of Daniel Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their deaths in his "Murder Castle" hotel. The narrative intertwines the creation of the "White City" with the dark deeds of Holmes, creating a captivating historical account that reads like a thriller.
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