Chicago Exposition</br>Nineteenth Century</br>True Crime</br>Serial Killer</br>Thriller</br></br>Product Description</br></br><p>Erik Larson?author of #1 bestseller <em>In the Garden of Beasts</em>?intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who u"ed the fair to lure his victims to their death. 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.</p></br></br>Amazon.com Review</br></br>Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that <I>The Devil in the White City</I> is not?? in fact?? a highly imaginative novel. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham?? the architect responsible for the fair's construction?? and H.H. Holmes?? a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. Burnham's challenge was immense. In a short period of time?? he was forced to overcome the death of his partner and numerous other obstacles to construct the famous "ity" around which the fair was built