The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue - Hardcover

Glatt, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250202132 ISBN 13: 9781250202130

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2019

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling true crime author John Glatt comes the devastating story of the Turpins: a seemingly normal family whose dark secrets would shock and captivate the world.

On January 14, 2018, a seventeen-year-old girl climbed out of the window of her Perris, California home and dialed 911 on a borrowed cell phone. Struggling to stay calm, she told the operator that she and her 12 siblings―ranging in age from 2 to 29―were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. “I’ve never been out,” she stammered.

To their family, neighbors, and online friends, Louise and David Turpin presented a picture of domestic bliss: dressing their thirteen children in matching outfits and buying them expensive gifts. But what police discovered when they entered the Turpin family home would eclipse the most shocking child abuse cases in history. For years, David and Louise had kept their children in increasing isolation, trapping them in a sinister world of torture, fear, and near starvation.

In the first major account of the case, investigative journalist John Glatt delves into the disturbing details and recounts the bravery of the thirteen siblings in the face of unimaginable horror.

About this title

About the Author:

English-born JOHN GLATT is the author of more than twenty-five books including The Lost Girls and My Sweet Angel, and has over thirty years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, A Current Affair, BBC World News, and A&E Biography.

Review:

"John Glatt takes the lid off the whole sensational story ... there are moments of this book that will astound you for their strength and grip you in total astonishment. “The Family Next Door” will have you in its clutches until its back cover is closed." ―Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Marco Eagle

“Thoroughly researched and thoroughly disturbing.” ―Booklist

“Glatt (The Lost Girls; My Sweet Angel) compellingly delves into the history...a timely account for true crime fans.” ―Library Journal

"Glatt unflinchingly details the victims’ home circumstances...This chilling portrayal of abuse and secrecy may leave readers looking differently at their neighbors." ―Publishers Weekly

"[The] horrific account of a headline-making case of criminal abuse that shook a California community...devotees of true crime will be drawn to this narrative." ―Kirkus Reviews

Praise for John Glatt:

"Chilling." ―People Magazine for My Sweet Angel

"The murder case John Glatt recounts in lurid detail...is too bizarre for a work of fiction." ―New York Times Book Review for The Prince of Paradise

“A gripping, read-it-all-in-one-sitting kind of book.” ―Kirkus Reviews for The Lost Girls

“Veteran crime scribe Glatt gives us all the atmosphere, characters and facts to make an engrossing thriller.” ―New York Post for The Prince of Paradise

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1250202132
• ISBN 13: 9781250202130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320