The Beast of Chicago, by Rick Geary

The Beast of Chicago (Treasury of Victorian Murder), by Rick Geary; nonfiction, graphic novel; 80 pages

Now this is the Geary I know and love. Like others in this series, Geary breaks down the crimes of the main character--here, H. H. Holmes, doctor, con artist, and possibly America's first serial killer. The murders center around a boarding house in Chicago during the 1893 World's Fair, and I enjoyed this enough that I might actually finish reading Devil in the White City now. Unfortunately, this volume was shorter than is normal, due perhaps to the lack of information surrounding the crimes, and the conflicting stories, sometimes even from the killer himself. Still, a fascinating read, and I can only hope Geary picks up his Treasury of XXth Century Murder series again soon.