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

The Devil in the White City draws the reader into the enchantment of the Guilded Age, with a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of a master builder, a killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.