
H. H. Holmes
The True History of the White City Devil
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $17.43
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
David Bendena
-
By:
-
Adam Selzer
This is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of the murderer who has become one of America's great supervillains. It reveals not only the true story but how the legend evolved, taking advantage of hundreds of primary sources that have never been examined before, including legal documents, letters, articles, and records that have been buried in archives for more than a century. Although Holmes is just as famous now as he was in 1895, this deep analysis of contemporary materials makes clear how much of the previously known story came from reporters who were nowhere near the action, a dangerously unqualified new police chief, and lies invented by Holmes himself.
©2017 Adam Selzer (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLCListeners also enjoyed...




















People who viewed this also viewed...




The reader’s performance is perfect for me: unobtrusive, and steady enough so that I can listen attentively or fall asleep listening depending on my mood.
The audio production is overall good but there’s a slight occasional sibilance (sounds like the reader has a lisp, but he doesn’t). I got used to it but it was a little annoying at first. Check the sample for yourself.
Deeply researched, well read
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The truth
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The author relied on thousands of hours of research to bring the true story of Holmes, rather than following the most common tales and myths.
I greatly enjoyed listening to the huge amount of knowledge and history within this novel, but I found myself slightly bored at times when the author got into a long rant about something that, to me, did not need to be as detailed. This is not even much of a complaint, I greatly enjoy true-crime, and I love the details within this book, but over 20 hours in the cruel mind of Holmes was a bit much for me.
I thought I knew the story of HH Holmes, but I soon learned that I had unknowingly bought into the huge hype of the almost supernatural mythology of the ‘Murder Castle’ in Chicago.
I am so happy that I randomly decided to pick up this Audible book hoping for more information of “America’s First Serial Killer’.
The author did a great job bringing Holmes to life, slugging through the huge media hype and legend. He brought so much horrific truth to this novel, that it almost makes the media sensationalism a bit trite.
I do plan on reading Larson’s Devil in the White City to get a good look at all angles of the Holmes tale, but this novel is definitely going to prove the most comprehensive.
Fascinating and complex life of the White City Devil
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Maybe the truth is just not as sexy as the myth
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A fascinating historical account
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
However, would it be out of place to ask... I don't know, maybe it's expecting too much..... But maybe, if you're hiring someone to read an audiobook, um... maybe make sure they can actually read?
Wonderfully researched..
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
One encounter specifically, H.H. Holmes killing of the pharmacist/physician widow who wasn't. I've heard that story time and again, but knowing the physician was a woman who outlived Holmes by 4 decades and her husband survived as well, is an example of the authenticity lended to this book via the author's good detective work.
Also, I really enjoyed that discussions of deaths possibly caused by Holmes, the facts around them and the "mixed bag" presentation. I'd rather that than just assuming and carrying on.
So far, having read several treatises regarding Holmes, including Devil in the White City, I'd put this book at the top, without reservation.
More Complete Telling of the H. H. Holmes Saga
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
VERY long, sometimes boring, but overall OK
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Fantastic.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Fabulous book
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.