<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's <i>Depraved</i> tells the complete story of the killer whose evil acts of torture and murder flourished within miles of the Chicago World's Fair. Destined to be a true crime classic (Flint Journal, MI), this authoritative account chronicles the methods and madness of a monster who slipped easily into a bright, affluent Midwestern suburb, where no one suspected the dapper, charming Holmes -- who alternately posed as doctor, druggist, and inventor to snare his prey -- was the architect of a labyrinthine Castle of Horrors. Holmes admitted to twenty-seven murders by the time his madhouse of trapdoors, asphyxiation devices, body chutes, and acid vats was exposed. The seminal profile of a homegrown madman in the era of Jack the Ripper, <i>Depraved</i> is also a mesmerizing tale of true detection long before the age of technological wizardry.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The Boston Book Review" An astonishing piece of popular history.<br><br>Ann Rule This is "must" read for crime buffs!<br><br>Caleb Carr author of "The Alienist" Riveting....Brilliantly detailed....Amazing.<br><br>"The Boston Book Review"<P>An astonishing piece of popular history.<br><br>Ann Rule<P>This is "must" read for crime buffs!<br><br>Caleb Carr<P>author of "The Alienist"<P>Riveting....Brilliantly detailed....Amazing.<br>
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messages communication@pricearchive.us