Hey Stranger!! - 7/25/12

So last week at work again when I was doing trays (serving dinner to people who had surgery that day) there was one patient who asked me to help him with his iPad. It belonged to his wife and there was music playing and he didn't know from where or how to turn it off. When I finished helping him with that I noticed he had a book on his table, now in good standing with the man, he then graciously obliged when I asked if I could take a picture of it for my book blog.

The Devil in the White City - by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Apparently it's a 2003 non-fiction book presented in novelistic style. The book is based on real characters and events.

According to wikipedia:

The book is set in Chicago circa 1893, intertwining the true tales of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 World's Fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, the serial killer who lured his victims to their deaths in his elaborately constructed "Murder Castle".

Apparently there's a movie as well.

Seems pretty interesting, especially since it's based on real events.