{"product_id":"depraved-the-definitive-true-story-of-h-h-holmes-whose-grotesque-crimes-shattered-turn-of-the-century-chicago-paperback","title":"Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-Of-The-Century Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold Schechter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's Depraved tells the complete story of the killer whose evil acts of torture and murder flourished within miles of the Chicago World's Fair. \"Destined to be a true crime classic\" (Flint Journal, MI), this authoritative account chronicles the methods and madness of a monster who slipped easily into a bright, affluent Midwestern suburb, where no one suspected the dapper, charming Holmes -- who alternately posed as doctor, druggist, and inventor to snare his prey -- was the architect of a labyrinthine \"Castle of Horrors.\" Holmes admitted to twenty-seven murders by the time his madhouse of trapdoors, asphyxiation devices, body chutes, and acid vats was exposed. The seminal profile of a homegrown madman in the era of Jack the Ripper, Depraved is also a mesmerizing tale of true detection long before the age of technological wizardry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold Schechter is Professor Emeritus at Queens College, where he taught classes in American literature and myth criticism for forty-two years. His essays have appeared in publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more. An esteemed true crime historian, he has written the definitive accounts of some of America's most infamous murderers, including the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eFatal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFiend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBestial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeviant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeranged\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDepraved\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Serial Killers File\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of the Library of America volume, \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime: An American Anthology.\u003c\/i\u003e He has twice been a finalist for an Edgar Award. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eButcher's Work: True Crime Tales of American Murder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadness and Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his work in narrative nonfiction, Schechter is the author of an acclaimed series of detective novels based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. He lives with his family in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51873619476768,"sku":"9781439124055","price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/YSfHJ15pos9781439124055.webp?v=1781721330","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/depraved-the-definitive-true-story-of-h-h-holmes-whose-grotesque-crimes-shattered-turn-of-the-century-chicago-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}