Thunderstruck (2006 book)

Thunderstruck is a 2006 narrative non-fiction book by Erik Larson. Thunderstruck, uses the same format as the "Devil in the White City", interweaving two stories: a long-forgotten murder and escape attempt, and a seemingly unrelated event of great historical significance, the story of Guglielmo Marconi as he invented and developed his wireless telegraph.^[1][2]

Thunderstruck

Book cover of Thunderstruck
Author	Erik Larson
Language	English
Genre	History
Publisher	Crown Publishers
Publication date	October 24, 2006
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	480

The action takes place in Edwardian London and later on the sea coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia. Against the background of socially-rigid, but technologically dynamic, Edwardian society, Marconi, an Italian outsider, overcomes great technical difficulties to perfect his invention. At the same time, Hawley Harvey Crippen, murders his wife and attempts to escape with his girlfriend across the North Atlantic.^[1] In the end, Crippen is the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy.^[3]