even though i'm a few years late to this party, Devil in the White City is definitely going to be my next read. the author, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, was nominated for a National Book Award after its release in 2003.
summary: "Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, "The Devil In the White City" intertwines the true tale of two men - Daniel H. Burnham, the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America's place in the world; and Dr. H.H. Holmes, the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death in his elaborately constructed "Murder Castle.""
i also just read that leonardo dicaprio is going to play the serial killer in the movie, planned for release late next year. from entertainment weekly, "DiCaprio will play Herman Webster Mudgett, alias H. H. Holmes, a serial killer who confessed to murdering 27 people — and may have killed as many as 200 — during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair"
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