Words of a Monster
Subtitle: Analyzing the Writings of H. H. Holmes, America's First Serial Killer
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers; Exposit Books
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9781476677040
Subjects: Serial murderers; Serial murders; Murder, united states
Description: "Decades before the coining of the term "serial killer," H.H. Holmes murdered dozens of people in his now-infamous Chicago "Murder Castle." This book uses Holmes' writings and confessions to inspect how the Arch Fiend represented himself. His biography mirrors the narrative structure of the true crime genre that emerged decades after his death"--