H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil

“How many more stories that have become a part of our national mythology are far removed from what really happened?” This is a question that Adam Selzer asks towards the end of this book, and one that I've constantly thought about most of my life. In this book he successfully breaks down the walls of fiction around one of these national myths.

H. H. Holmes is the epitome of American crime mythology. Adam Selzer finally came along and conducted the extensive research this case required. He put the true back in true crime. This book finds the real story where it's available and separates it from the popular legends, while also documenting how and when the legends and myths came about. This is how non-fiction (especially true crime) should be researched and reported. Bravo.