📘 Let's read: Death in the Air by Kate Winkler Dawson

Hi, true crime fans, let's read author Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air, a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing.

In winter 1952, London automobiles and thousands of coal-burning hearths belched particulate matter into the air. But the smog that descended on December 5th of 1952 was different; it was a type that held the city hostage for five long days. Mass transit ground to a halt, criminals roamed the streets, and 12,000 people died. That same month, there was another killer at large in London: John Reginald Christie, who murdered at least six women. In a braided narrative that draws on extensive interviews, never-before-published material, and archival research, Dawson captivatingly recounts the intersecting stories of the these two killers and their longstanding impact on modern history.

This online book club will be held using Google Meet. I will post a URL a day or two before the event. I recommend trying Google Meet out if you have never used it before to avoid any technical difficulties.