Jakob Scott

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The Devil In The White City 

Erik Larson

The time was the late 1800's were the industrial era was booming and city's were becoming massive. In the rising city of Chicago, The Worlds Fair was being built and in the shadows there was a killer.

Money was on everyone's minds everyone wanted to build a building and start a banking company, H.H. Holmes who was a mysterious figure wanted money in any way possible.  

3.5 rating I give this out of 5 for the reason being that the story is very stretched making it very mundane but if you like very detailed books this is for you. 

Holmes as a young man watched many people die and all he wanted was to be rich and powerful. He realized that after failing many times that he would need to do whatever he has to do to achieve his goal. During the World Fair is where he'd pray on victims to kill to take people out of business to give him a chance to make a extra buck.  The conflict within the story is external and even internal, Holmes can't stop killing people and he doesn't want to.  I recommend this book to anyone who likes long stories or true stories.