TY - BOOK AU - Frost,Rebecca TI - Words of a monster: analyzing the writings of H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer SN - 9781476637402 AV - HV6248 .W673 2019 PY - 2019/// CY - Jefferson, North Carolina PB - Exposit Books KW - Mudgett, Herman W., KW - Serial murderers KW - Illinois KW - Chicago KW - Case studies KW - Serial murders KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - "Decades before the coining of the term "serial killer," H.H. Holmes murdered dozens of people in his now-infamous Chicago "Murder Castle." This book uses Holmes' writings and confessions to inspect how the Arch Fiend represented himself. His biography mirrors the narrative structure of the true crime genre that emerged decades after his death"-- UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2156531&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -