Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago
"What stories this old house could tell us now, if only the past could come alive and speak to the living from inside the drafty, barren rooms," is a sample of Lindberg's compelling, at times macabre, commentary. His tenth book, a journey into Chicago's dark side, is a priceless combination of architecture, history, and true crime. -- Tamara Shaffer  --Chicago Life, November 21, 1999Lindberg does have a knack for telling stories. Sometimes this gets the best of him, for most quotes, references to names, dates, and facts are without reference or footnote. Therefore, one just has to trust him, like one would trust an old friend who shows you around town and seemingly knows everything. But one thing is probably true, he knows more about Chicago crime and misfortune than you. Within "Crime" Capone, "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn, the Black Hand, and more come to life in all their bloody, twisted glory. With thugs like these, it's best not to get any closer to them than this.   --Illnois Times, August 26, 1999Richard C. Lindberg has become one of the most prolific authors on the vast subject of Chicago. His works include books about the White Sox, police corruption, ethnic Chicago, and local quotes. Now Lindberg has produced Return to the Scene of the Crime, subtitled A guide to infamous places in Chicago. To produce this massive tome Lindberg credits the help of such authorities as Pat Butler, John OBrien, Gera-Lind Kolarik and Paul Newey. . . . Lindberg is a facile writer and he knows his stuff. You dont have to actually walk the tours but you should buy his book. --Near North News, July 24, 1999The Chicago area is peppered with haunted locales. From Norwood Park Township, where John Wayne Gacy buried most of his victims in a crawl space, to the grassy patch on North Clark where the St. Valentines Day Massacre occurred, to the site on West Randolph where the Iroquois Theater fire claimed 571 lives, there are hundreds of spots where tragedy once reignedand where ghost stories are born.  Verteran author and Chicago Crime Commission member Richard Lindberg has a fascinating book called Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago. This is the definitive road map of Chicagos dark history.  --Chicago Sun-Times, August 24, 1999