Non-Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Mystery
The Devil in the White City is a true story, cover to cover. At times we wish it weren't 100% fact: we'd actually probably sleep a little better if we could dismiss H.H. Holmes as a totally fictional creep.
But unfortunately, he was a real-deal serial killer. We'll be double-locking the doors tonight for sure.
At the same time, this book reads like a psychological thriller or mystery novels. We're permitted to enter inside the minds of Holmes and his victims, and share in their thrills and fears. This is largely due to author Erik Larson's promise that he used only primary sources to reconstruct everything in the book, from the fair to the castle.