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Mar 15, 2018orange_lobster_23 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Erik Larson's uncanny way of intersecting historical personalities and events always captivates me. Unlike "Devil in the White City" and "Dead Wake", which I previously read, Larson choses to focus mainly two events: Marconi and establishment of wireless telegraphy and the pursuit and solving of the Crippen murder--too seeming incongruous simultaneous events. The back and forth narrative adds to the tension and frenetic pace to the culmination of each story. It reads like a good thriller.