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

Crighton, Jd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1946100048 ISBN 13: 9781946100047

Publisher: Rw Publishing House, 2018

Synopsis

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, and others like him.

This extraordinary historical biography provides a chronological account of Frank Geyer's life and features murder cases that made national headlines and the history of one of America's largest police departments, complete with 95 rare illustrations and photos!

"History like never before!"

Who was the world's famous detective who outsmarted criminals from the Gilded Age and whose wife and daughter never died in a fire, like scholars claimed?

Featuring:

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

Mary Hannah Tabbs and the gruesome torso murder

Modern Borgia killer, Sarah Jane Whiteling, the first woman hung in Philadelphia

White Chapel Row

Mrs. Annie Gaskin and the killer 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 theCivil 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

95 rare historical illustrations and photos, restored

Available in ebook, paperback, large-print paperback, and hardcover

About this title

About the Author

JD Crighton is the author of Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer and Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied The Died. JD is an Emergency Manager who writes in the biography, history, true crime, and thriller genres and is a member of Biographers International Organization, Nonfiction Authors Association, and International Thriller Writers.

From the Back Cover

"A 19th century gem!" The true story of the uncompromising and relentless detective who took down one of America's first serial killers, H. H. Holmes, and others like him.

This historical biography provides a chronological account of Frank Geyer's life and features the sensational murder investigations of:

• Arch fiend and horrific serial killer, H. H. Holmes
• Hannah Mary Tabbs and the torso murder
• Modern Borgia poisoner - first woman hung in Philadelphia
• Annie Gaskin's and the killer cat
• White Chapel Row and more

"History like never before!" Who was the world's famous detective who outsmarted criminals from the Gilded Age?

95 rare, historical illustrations and photos!

From the Inside Flap

"Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured, but like the sun, only for a time."

The real story of a world famous 19th century detective who never lost his wife and daughter in a tragic fire and the grisly murder cases he investigated.

"Noteworthy history of one of America's oldest police departments."

"That lying scoundrel Holmes was no match for Detective Geyer, who saw right through him!"

"I never was in such a place before as that cellar in which we found the bodies and it will be a long time before I forget the awful details." -1895 interview of Geyer

"The dismemberment of Wakefield Gains shocked the nation! Hannah Mary Tabbs' matter-of-factly tossed her lovers' gruesome torso in the water."

Edition details

• Publisher: Rw Publishing House
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1946100048
• ISBN 13: 9781946100047
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 434