Same here...I started reading...got hooked and then couldn't put it down when he started writing about the firefighters. My wife is from Michigan, and we have family in the Grosse Pointe area. Every time we visit we pass through the Detroit area and see the husks of what were at one time proud buildings.
One of the Freepers on a previous thread pointed me to this site which photos these buildings:
The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit