Help with book title, please

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Pete (Mr. Marcia)
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Help with book title, please

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Here's what I know about the book. Historical/novel type genre. Takes place in Chicago around the time of the fair. Has a murder mystery aspect. Has the word "White" in the title?

Anyone?
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lprof
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Possibly:

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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pete, definitely devil in the white city. page turning and repulsive, all at once.
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Bingo, that's it...Thanks iTunes...I mean Iprof...and Maryanne
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Post by pjayer »

Pete, Bill and I both liked that book. I started it because I like true crime stories, but ended up enjoying the history surrounding the Chicago World's Fair. It was very interesting and entertaining.

Here's a cool website about the author and the book.

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devili ... /home.html

He also wrote a book titled Thunderstruck about the invention of radio and it's a pretty good read as well.
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pjayer wrote:

Here's a cool website about the author and the book.

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devili ... /home.html
That is a neat website...I had not seen it... thanks!



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