Larson’s best-selling book The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is set in Chicago at the end of the 19th century and focuses on World’s Fair architect Daniel Burnham and serial killer H.H. Holmes.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are looking to get back in the saddle. A theatrical feature-length adaptation of Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City, which has been in various stages of production for over 20 years,

Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese And 20th Century are teaming on a movie adaptation of Devil In The White City now set up at 20th Century Studios.