Thunderstruck cont'd

This week in Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson, the story continues of the race to create wireless communication and Crippen going to kill his next victim. Meanwhile, on the boat, a love story unfolds, shown in the front pages of newspapers across the country, that Erik Larson chooses to show us.

The Chief Inspector in a murder mystery begins to feel sympathetic toward the killer and his lover, and this is shown via newspapers, a tragic tale of love. Meanwhile, Crippen, who is supposedly "the kindest man" shows how he is not by beginning to plan the "perfect murder" on the boat. This is similar to his other book, The Devil in the White City, which was a parallel between creation and murder, this is a parallel between murder and ingenuity, almost the same. The style is similar, very characteristic of Larson, a great portrayal of his writing. So far the story has been very suspenseful and you never really know what's going on, if Marconi will go insane, get beaten, or be the first to create wireless, and if Crippen will succeed in his murder. Next time.