The Girls of Murder City

Terrifically engaging story of the true murder trials in Jazz-Age Chicago, which led to the creation of the stage play (and subsequent movies/musical) “Chicago.”In [b:The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago 7783324 The Girls of Murder City Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago Douglas Perry http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1277431024s/7783324.jpg 10711853], author Douglas Perry writes of author Maurine Watkins, a young writer who comes to Chicago for some experience, is hired as an uncertain crime reporter for the Chicago Tribune, and lands smack dab in the reportage of the sensationalized murder trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner.I loved reading the book; I honestly had no idea of its direct connection to the musical when I picked it up (or even that the musical was based on true events), but was pleasantly surprised by the style of writing. Perry honors Watkins' own writing with this book.