The Girls of Murder City : Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago (Hardcover)

from Florinda

I am much fonder of the musical Chicago than I probably should be. I've never seen it on stage, but the movie version came out at a time when...well, let's just say that a story about thwarted women who killed their men wasn't all that far-fetched to me, and I loved "The Cell Block Tango" (still ...

from akblanchard

I enjoyed this look at Chicago in the early part of the last century, when the city's rival newspapers outdid themselves in terms of sensationalism. I particularly appreciated the portrait of female journalist Maurine Watkins. The writing is ok, but sometimes redundant--the author doesn't trust t...

from bookworm12

I've seen the 2002 film of the musical Chicago, I've seen the live stage performance, but I never realized just how much of the story was based on fact. Perry tells the nonfiction tale of the actual murderesses, the crimes they committed and the media frenzy that followed in their wake. I thought...

from TheBentley

Let me start by saying I'm a sucker for popular history books, and I tend to judge them all against "The Devil in the White City." Perry's coverage of the Chicago murders that eventually inspired the musical Chicago is a very enjoyable read if you like creative non-fiction or even true crime of a...

from kraaivrouw

A highly entertaining examination of murderesses in 1920's Chicago and of the culture surrounding them. In 1924 the rate of murders committed by women had risen 400% with murderesses making up 10% of the murdering population. Even more disturbing, almost all of these women got off, often despite ...