Return Again to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Even More Infamous Places in Chicago [Paperback]

Richard Lindberg (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 451 pages
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581821670
• ISBN-13: 978-1581821673
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Illinois

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Read - Fascinating and Off-beat Chicago Stories, February 15, 2002

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This review is from: Return Again to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Even More Infamous Places in Chicago (Paperback)

I don't know how author Rich Lindberg comes up with his material, but he has a knack for story-telling, and this true-crime anthology is just as good, if not better than the first volume in the series, "Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago." The sequel features the story of the executed Nazi spy, Herbert Haupt, captured on the North Side in 1942. It is particularly timely, given the ponderous debate over what to do with the captured American Taliban, John Walker. In 1942, Haupt slipped into Chicago and was promptly seized by the FBI, tried, convicted and executed within a few months. This is but one of an amazing assortment of stories lost to history. The "Vampire Woman" of Hammond is another, and the two female "Torso Killers" of Wrigleyville is quirky, amazing, and gruesome but one that I never heard of until now. This chilling crime of passion happened in 1935, proving once again that the daily dose of violent and heinous crime we hear about we are subjected to on the news every night is not exclusive to our modern times. Blanche Dunkel and Evelyn Smith, the two North Side femme fatales, chopped up the victim Irvin Lang in 1935. Lindberg's research on this case is meticulous: he even looked up their parole dates, and unlike other authors who leave us hanging once the suspects are arrested and tried, he tells us the rest of the story. This book is not only crime told with grim irony, an occasional dash of cynicism, and much pathos, it is a moving account of the City of Chicago, and the people that shaped its destiny for good and bad. Lindberg is a fine writer, and it will be interesting to see what he comes up with next.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Return Again to the Scene of the Crime, August 27, 2002

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Tamara A. Shaffer (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Return Again to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Even More Infamous Places in Chicago (Paperback)

I am a friend, so I may be biased, but the first (Return to the Scene of the Crime) was so good, I was happy to see the second. Anyone who is interested in Chicago history, mystery, or geography will enjoy both these books. Richard's rich descriptions of both famous and long-forgotten cases create excellent backdrops for the events he narrates, and the information about the "then" and "now" of the communities in which they occur wrap up the stories neatly.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "reader" doesn't know what he's talking about, December 22, 2004

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T. Jones (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Return Again to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Even More Infamous Places in Chicago (Paperback)

This guy below obviously has never been to Chicago. I'm sure it's a much better place than where he and his small mind were raised. Anyway, the book is great for both crime buffs and people with interest in Chicago, the greatest city in the world.