The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
Erik Larson, author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts, intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their deaths. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
Fuses history and entertainment to give the dramatic effect of a novel..this truth really is stranger than fiction * The New York Times *
Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill...Highly readable * Sunday Telegraph *
Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive...a gripping book * Independent on Sunday *
An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction * Time Out *
Bursting with so much vitality you half expect it to jump right out of your hands * Yorkshire Evening Post *
Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill...Highly readable * Sunday Telegraph *
Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive...a gripping book * Independent on Sunday *
An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction * Time Out *
Bursting with so much vitality you half expect it to jump right out of your hands * Yorkshire Evening Post *
Erik Larson is a prize-winning journalist and No.1 bestselling author of Isaac's Storm, The Devil in the White City, Thunderstruck, In the Garden of Beasts and in 2015, Dead Wake - about the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. He lives in Seattle with his family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553813531 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553813536 |
| Title | The Devil In The White City |
| Author | Erik Larson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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