Thunderstruck -- Take 2

As I suspected from the first few chapters, Thunderstruck does indeed follow a similar pattern of profiling parallel lives until their intersection as Devil in the White City.  As the story unfolds, it becomes clear in Thunderstruck just how they're going to intersect.

Regardless, the actual moments of truth were tense.  Larson is quite a storyteller, creating clear pictures of the characters just by sharing stories about them.  Could some of the stories have been edited out?  Sure, but the picture would have been less vivid for it.

If you're into history and like narrative non-fiction (and really, who doesn't?), this is worth a peek.