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Book Review of The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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Slow to start, but revs up into a book you don't want to put down. A must read for any chicagoan. Very interesting look at an important historical period for the city, as well as the world. You'll be amazed by the people involved in the fair- and possibly amazed at how little has changed in chicago politics. Not so much a murder mystery as insight into how far our criminal justice system has come. The murder's are a very interesting side story.