After reading Devil in the White City, I was fascinated by the story of H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer. I couldn't wait to learn more, in great part due to Erik Larson's amazing storytelling ability. I then watched a documentary on Netflix about H.H. Holmes and was fascinated by Harold Schechter, author of Deranged. He made a statement so chilling and true that chills ran up my spine - Human beings are the only animals that don't pay attention to their natural instinct to run when they sense danger. He was saying that this is why many people fell victim to H.H. Holmes, because they didn't trust their gut when being lured to their deaths. It was in this moment I knew I wanted to read Deranged by Harold Schechter. The book itself was interesting, but went on a little too long and in too much detail for my taste. I found myself confused by Holmes's many lies and think I would have preferred a bit of a more straightforward account of what happened (or what they surmise happened). All in all I enjoyed this book.