Books like H.H. Holmes by John Borowski

In 1893 Chicago, Erik Larson weaves the story of visionary architect Daniel Burnham and the cunning serial killer H.H. Holmes, whose crimes unfolded against the backdrop of the World’s Columbian Exposition.

A classic collection of Sherlock Holmes detective tales featuring the renowned sleuth, including adventures such as “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone” and “The Adventure of the Three Gables.”

A case study of the Zodiac Killer's unsolved serial murders in California.

Former Italian police marshal Guarnaccia is thrust into a grisly hunt for a serial killer, working under relentless detective Simonetti in the historic streets of Florence.

Everyone knows Sherlock Holmes. But what made this fictional character into such a lasting success, despite the author's own attempt to escape his invention? In *The Life and Death of Sherlock Holmes,* Sherlock Holmes expert Mattias Boström recreates the full story behind the legend for the first time. It includes tales of unexpected fortune, accidental romance and inheritances gone awry and tells of the actors, writers, readers and other players who have transformed Sherlock Holmes from the gentleman amateur of the Victorian era to the odd genius of today. From a young Arthur Conan Doyle sitting in a Scottish lecture hall taking notes on his medical professor's powers of observation to the pair of modern-day fans who brainstormed the idea behind the TV sensation *Sherlock*, from the publishing world's first literary agent to the Georgian princess who showed up at the Conan Doyle estate and altered a legacy, the book follows the men and women who have created and perpetuated the myth. Told in fast-paced, novelistic prose, *The Life and Death of Sherlock Holmes* is a singular celebration of the most famous detective in the world.

A digest of Sherlock Holmes' most famous investigations and the man who chronicled them, Dr. John Watson.

Adam Selzer’s biography of H. H. Holmes reveals the Chicago serial killer’s use of the 1893 World’s Fair crowds to orchestrate a network of murders, drawing on unpublished primary sources for a vivid historical portrait.

Holmes' own story, in which the alleged multi-murderer and arch conspirator tells of the twenty-two tragic deaths and disappearances in which he is said to be implicated, with Moyamensing prison diary appendix.

"Torture chambers, acid vats, secret passageways. At the height of his criminal career, the infamous Dr. H.H. Holmes designed his castle of horrors in Chicago, where he rented rooms to unsuspecting victims visiting the 1893 World's Fair. Further benefiting from his victims, Holmes sold their skeletons to local medical schools"--Back cover.