Title: City for Ransom
Description: Welcome to Chicago, 1893 -- where new wonders are being unveiled . . . and a monster feeds on the unsuspecting.Tens of thousands are flocking to a bustling, wind-swept metropolis in the middle of America for the great Exposition of 1893 -- to seethe future and to ride Mr. Ferris's remarkable wheel. A city of hope and hardship has caught the attention of the world -- and a maniacal killer has made it his hunting ground.Inspector Alastair Ransom carries the burden of the dead on his shoulders. But a demon far worse than Ransom's own is loose -- a bloodthirsty killer who preys on Chicago's most vulnerable citizens, his grisly handiwork masked by the glitter and frenzy of the World's Fair. But a haunted detective doesn't realize how desperate his search has become -- for each passing hour brings the slayer closer to his next intended victim: Alastair Ransom.
Subjects: Fiction, Mystery, Phrenology, Psychopaths, Serial murders, World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.), World's Columbian Exposition. fast (OCoLC)fst01405620, Alastair Ransom (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Places: Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois