This is a classic documentary thriller about the first American serial killer, operating under the pseudonym... Holmes. Dr. Holmes carried out his dark deeds in the late 19th century in Chicago, where he built his sinister hotel (popularly nicknamed "the castle") for the 1893 World's Fair. ") with labyrinths and rooms without windows. Later, an inspection of the basement of this house shocked even experienced police officers and cynical reporters: a personal crematorium, a vivisection table, many instruments of torture and the remains of dozens of missing tourists... Holmes was so cunning that only an accident led detectives to his trail. How did the police manage to find a maniac recognized as the first serial killer in US history, and what terrible secrets does his past hold? This book is a disturbing journey into the cold and twisted world of the ideal sociopath.