I was hoping this would read seamlessly, like Devil in the White City. Unfortunately, it's clearer that Murder Room is non-fiction, reading more as a biography than a mystery. The way Capuzzo structures the book, you can predict the outcomes of most of the Vidocq cases as well as of the lives of the Vidocq founders. Still, Capuzzo has done well to blow a kiss to the heart that went into the Vidocq society, one which I'm sure even three seasoned criminologists can't help but appreciate.