{"product_id":"depraved-the-definitive-true-story-of-hh-holmes-whose-grotesque-crimes-shattered-turn-of-the-century-chicago-9781439124055","title":"Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-Of-The-Century Chicago","description":"The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's \u003ci\u003eDepraved\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eDepraved\u003c\/i\u003e is also a mesmerizing tale of true detection long before the age of technological wizardry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchechter, Harold:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Harold Schechter is a professor of American literature and culture. Renowned for his true-crime writing, he is the author of 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, with David Everitt, \u003ci\u003eThe A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eNevermore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hum Bug\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed historical novels featuring Edgar Allan Poe. He lives in New York State.","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527604146450,"sku":"9781439124055","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aee2baff-8c32-4a4c-baf7-74c3a10348a2.jpg?v=1731307747","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/depraved-the-definitive-true-story-of-hh-holmes-whose-grotesque-crimes-shattered-turn-of-the-century-chicago-9781439124055","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}