A quick summary

Death in the Air: The Story of a Serial Killer, the Great Smog, and the Strangling of a City is a nonfiction book by Kate Winkler Dawson. It is an account of the 1952 Great Smog of London and how it led to the discovery of a serial killer. The book tells the story of one of the deadliest air-pollution disasters in modern history and how it ultimately brought to light the crimes of John Reginald Christie. The Great Smog of 1952 killed thousands of people in London, and it wasn't until months later that the true cause of the smog was discovered. Through interviews and archival research, Dawson details the events leading up to the smog, its aftermath, and the discovery of Christie's crimes. She also examines how the Great Smog changed the way we think about air pollution and its effects on human health.