"On September 5th\, 1934\, a young beachco mber made a gruesome discovery on the shores of Cleveland&rsquo\;s Lake Er ie: the lower half of a female torso\, neatly severed at the waist. The vi ctim\, dubbed &ldquo\;The Lady of the Lake\,&rdquo\; was only the first of a butcher&rsquo\;s dozen. Over the next four years\, twelve more bodies w ould be scattered across the city. The bodies were dismembered with surgic al precision and drained of blood. Some were beheaded while still alive. T error gripped the city. Amid the growing uproar\, Cleveland&rsquo\;s besie ged mayor turned to his newly-appointed director of public safety: Eliot N ess. Ness had come to Cleveland fresh from his headline-grabbing exploits in Chicago\, where he and his band of &ldquo\;Untouchables&rdquo\; led the frontline assault on Al Capone&rsquo\;s bootlegging empire. Now he would confront a case that would redefine his storied career. Award-winning auth or Daniel Stashower shines a fresh light on one of the most notorious puzz les in the annals of crime\, and uncovers the gripping story of Ness&rsquo \;s hunt for a sadistic killer who was as brilliant as he was cool and com posed\, a mastermind who was able to hide in plain sight. American Demon r econstructs this ultimate battle of wits between a hero and a madman."
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