This well written and researched book is appealing as a wonderful account of both the funding and construction of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 (The Great White City) and the Chicago Police's efforts to track down a serial killer who preys on naive young women who come to Chicago looking for jobs during this exciting time. It will keep you on the edge of your seat and almost compels reading in a single seating! I found myself so facinated with the Chicago World's Fair that I have spent considerable time studying it further. Google it and you will feast your eyes on the remarkable architecture of this World's Fair and imagine its profound impact on architecture all over the United States and the world. For example, many cities in New England and elsewhere in the Northeast have buildings that were strongly influenced by this World's Fair.