The White City by Grace Hitchcock

The White City by Grace Hitchcock
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Historical Fiction can be so much fun, it’s so interesting. Who knew the first documented American serial killer was roaming around Chicago during the 1893 World’s Fair.

The White City by Grace Hitchcock is a fantastic book that I thoroughly enjoyed. A Christian Fiction with a mysterious twist and a bit of romance. It was really a pleasure to read. The fact that the events depicted were based on an actual case made it even more interesting.

This is the first installment on a new series from Barbour Books called True Colors - Historical Stories of American Crime. I can’t wait for the next one, such an intriguing series!

We meet Winnifred Wylde at the fair, in the tea room with an exhaustingly boring date. As she looks out the doors from her table she is certain she has witnessed a crime. A woman being grabbed and taken. As fast as she can she runs to the scene but the woman is gone.
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Her father is the Chief of Police and she heads right to this office to report this crime. Her father and the other officers do not take her seriously. As an avid reader she has often witnessed other wrong doings, the officers think this is another one from her imagination.
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Not to be swayed she decides to visit the fair each day until she sees the perpetrator again. He father is not on board but assigns one of his officers to follow her to ensure her safety. She discovers Detective Jude Thorpe on the first day. He is embarrassed and does not wish to tell his boss his undercover skills were discovered, so he agrees to accompany her to see if they see him again.

Once they find him, she seeks conversation and is offered a job as a secretary, he has a hotel that is in the process of being remodeled and he needs a secretary to help him. Her father does not want her to take this job but finally agrees if she takes her small gun for safety and that she is trained to go undercover and then accompanied by Detective Thorpe.

Will she be able to discover the deep secrets of H. H. Holme’s activity, is he guilty of taking the girl at the fair? Where is she now? And what will happen between Winnifred and the detective.

I really enjoyed this book, I found it exciting, romantic, a bit nerve-wracking, and I love going back in time to read how things were done.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.



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