Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer

"A 19th Century Gem!" Ninety-five (95) rare, historical illustrations and photos. History of a famous detective who outsmarted killer H. H. Holmes and others like him.

The remarkable true story of the uncompromising and relentless detective who investigated one of America's first serial killers, the man known as the 'Devil in the White City,' H. H. Holmes.

This extraordinary historical biography features 120 year old murder cases that made national headlines and the history of one of America's largest police departments.

What if scholars said your family died in a fire...but it never happened? Detective in the White City reveals the hideous and hurtful lie scholars told about Geyer's family.

Features:

-Geyer's incredible investigation of H. H. Holmes, Benjamin Pitezel, the discovery of the missing Pitezel children, Holmes' trial, and the 'the Devil in Him'

-Mary Hannah Tabbs and George Wilson gruesome torso murder

Sarah Jane Whiteling, the first woman hung in Philadelphia

White Chapel Row

Mrs. Annie Gaskin murderous cat

Top secret search in Rio de Janeiro

Fake highwaymen murder for insurance, and plot to kill Detective Geyer

Law enforcement and Philadelphia history

Reuben Geyer in the Civil War, President Franklin Pierce, and Franks' hometown

Truth about Geyer's wife and daughter

with Sources, List of Illustrations and Credits, Bibliography, Notes, and Index

BONUS: 95 rare historical photos and illustrations, restored