Paulette A. reviewed on 5/2/2012 + 64 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Best written historical crime book EVER. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime book. A blend of information about the Chicago of 1890's, with the preparation for the Columbian Exposition and the changes occuring in society, it follows a select group of people as their lives unfold in parallel courses. The excellent writing allows reader to move with the story with natural drama and amazement of how life was lived at that time in a large city. Some photographs but I wished for more of them.

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