Struggling Fair's Hidden Murderer by Brian Meza

In Chicago, everyone was fortunate to be able to take part in the World's Fair, however the fair was only being used to mask the murders taking place. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, And Madness at the Fair That Changed America is a non-fiction book by Eric Larson where he illustrates the distinction between good and evil, and when there are good things there are also bad things. In this book, the author Eric Larson depicts the story of two people: Daniel Burnham, and a description of his preparations and development of the World’s Fair in Chicago, also known as The World’s Columbian Exposition; the other, H.H Holmes, uses the World’s Fair to his advantage and murders multiple people.            

Daniel Burnham, an architect, struggles to construct the world fair, at the same time, H.H. Holmes moves to Chicago to fulfill his plans. When the fair is complete, Larson also illustrates the accomplishments it brought, for example the Ferris wheel. Holmes uses the fair to his advantage and designs a building to hide all his evildoings, and also making them easier for him by having a walk in vault, and a kiln the size of a person, supposedly to be used for glass. I would rate this book 8/10, the way the author describes everything makes all the events taking place seem like you are there, and his descriptions allow you to describe the story as if you were there. Additionally, knowing that this actually happened is surprising. Teenagers or adults would enjoy reading this book, if you enjoy reading mystery you would also enjoy this if you are willing to be patient since it isn't suspenseful. Finally, people who enjoy learning about history would like to learn about the building of the fair.