anyone read Devil in the White City?

camrude · July 2009

It's my book clubs August pick. I'm not murder mystery/serial killer fan, so if this book is going to keep me up at night, not sure I want to read it.

If you've read it - thoughts?

knmommy · July 2009

I have not read it, but is my DH's all time favorite book. It is about some murders that happened during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.

j-w · July 2009

...bookmarking both of the books mentioned in this post!...

dnagal · July 2009

The best parts of this book are the descriptions of the preparations for the worlds fair---sooo coool. The murder mystery part of it is not particularly graphic or scary, more a summary of events surrounding a nutjob. It's a great book, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

femmegem · July 2009

-auntie-:

I'm not a mystery thriller fan either. But the book is so very well written with all sorts of back ground information that puts the story into context that I couldn't put it down. The crimes are only a part of the story, the rest is a compelling social history lesson.

If you've read "Close to Shore" about the shark attacks in NJ (the ones Jaws is loosely based on) and enjoyed it, you'll like this.

Ditto. I thought all the facts about the World's Fair were more interesting than the murderer parts. It's a really good read, IMO.

KellyGreen · July 2009

I agree with pp's, the World's Fair info was very interesting, the rest is not scary.

cristiana · July 2009

Just dittoing everyone else. I thought the book was excellent.

camrude · July 2009

Thanks ladies!?

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