The devil in the white city (Random House Publishing)

The story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and of two men - an architect named Daniel Burnham and Henry H. Holmes, who may have been one of the first known serial killers of the modern era.The interweaving of these two men's stories, set against a vividly realised backdrop of 19th century Chicago provides a memorable and original work of non-fiction which could prove to be a great success.