Perfect Victim : The True Story of the Girl in the Box by the D. A. That Prosecuted Her Captor by Christine McGuire and Carla Norton (1989, Mass Market)

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Perfect Victim, Paperback by McGuire, Christine; Norton, Carla, ISBN 0440204429, ISBN-13 9780440204428, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Recounts the ordeal of Colleen Stan during her seven-year captivity and sexual slavery in the hands of Cameron and Janice Hooker and details the court case that followed

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100440204429
ISBN-139780440204428
eBay Product ID (ePID)336251

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Book TitlePerfect Victim : the True Story of the Girl in the Box by the D. A. That Prosecuted Her Captor
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSexual Abuse & Harassment, Lawyers & Judges, Legal History, Criminology
Publication Year1989
IllustratorYes
GenreLaw, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorChristine Mcguire, Carla Norton
FormatMass Market

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Item Height1 in
Item Weight7.4 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"True crime at its most shocking, most harrowing, and . . . most thought-provoking." -- Booklist "Horrifying!" --The Cincinnati Post "Hard to put down!" --Chicago Tribune "A gripping and disturbing story of the secret life of apparently normal people. At once, horrific and engrossing." --Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter
Dewey Decimal345.7/3/0254
Synopsis"True crime at its most shocking, most harrowing, and . . . most thought-provoking."-- Booklist In 1977 twenty-year-old Colleen Stan left home to hitchhike from Oregon to California. Seven years later she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and extraordinary crime. This is Colleen's incredible true story, told by the determined young district attorney who prosecuted the man who had forced her to endure years of sexual perversion . . . and held her captive in a coffin-like box under his and his wife's bed. A story of riveting psychological intensity and gripping courtroom drama, Perfect Victim reveals the whole truth about Collen Stan's real-life nightmare . . . and the psychopath who enslaved her body and her mind. "Horrifying!"--The Cincinnati Post "Hard to put down!"--Chicago Tribune "A gripping and disturbing story of the secret life of apparently normal people. At once, horrific and engrossing."--Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter, "True crime at its most shocking, most harrowing, and . . . most thought-provoking."-- Booklist In 1997 twenty-year-old Colleen Stan left home to hitchhike from Oregon to California. Seven years later she emerged from hell, the victim of a bizarre and extraordinary crime. This is Colleen's incredible true story, told by the determined young district attorney who prosecuted the man who had forced her to endure years of sexual perversion . . . and held her captive in a coffin-like box under his and his wife's bed. A story of riveting psychological intensity and gripping courtroom drama, Perfect Victim reveals the whole truth about Collen Stan's real-life nightmare . . . and the psychopath who enslaved her body and her mind. "Horrifying "--The Cincinnati Post "Hard to put down "--Chicago Tribune "A gripping and disturbing story of the secret life of apparently normal people. At once, horrific and engrossing."--Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter

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  • True bravery

    Terrifying to think one human did this to another. Her courage and determination to survive and escape is a tribute to her as a person.

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  • Intriguing

    Kept my interest up, was difficult to put the book down. I had seen the movie advertised and wanted to read the book first.

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