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Gregg Olsen
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The shocking true-crime story of two orphaned sisters who arrived at a health retreat as patients – but only one would ever make it out alive… An extraordinary and gripping account of the starvation doctor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell.
In 1911 two British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, read a brochure about a revolutionary fasting treatment that promised a lifetime of good health. The sanatorium in the village of Olalla, west of Seattle, was surrounded by a beautiful forest, sparkling waters and fresh air. The sisters agreed it sounded perfect and exactly the restorative holiday they needed.
But within a month of arriving, under the supervision of Doctor Linda Burfield Hazzard, Claire and Dora began to realise the frightening truth – they were not patients but prisoners at the isolated sanitorium.
Starved and on the edge of death, the sisters made several desperate attempts to escape. But only one would ever make it out alive.
Chilling and harrowing, Starvation Heights is a story of two vulnerable sisters, and how they were manipulated by a cunning and dangerous doctor into believing that her monstrous treatments would ‘cure’ them. Will totally hook fans of The Five and The Devil in the White City.
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Critic reviews
“A fascinating turn-of-the-century story of medical malpractice and murder. If you liked The Alienist, you'll find Starvation Heights all the more gripping because this story is true.” (Michael Connelly)
“An engrossing and compelling look at a shocking crime in another era. Olsen’s deft touch takes us back to the early 1900s so cleverly that reading Starvation Heights is akin to stepping into a time machine.” (Ann Rule)
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By: Gregg Olsen, and others
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I Know Where You Live
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes, Reba Buhr, Cassandra Morris, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Violet knows that time is a futile healer. When she thinks of her happily married grandfather—a predator lovingly referred to as Papa—the feelings of rage and betrayal still swell. Her younger sister, Lily, just discovered the numbing truth about him. Their mother, Rose? She can’t believe it. Not Papa. Leave it alone, Violet. Focus on the now.
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Nothing like the blurb
- By Nadia Malik on 11-16-22
By: Gregg Olsen
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The Hive
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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In the Pacific Northwest, police officer Lindsay Jackman is investigating the murder of a young journalist found at the bottom of a ravine. Lindsay soon learns that the victim was writing an exposé. Her subject: a charismatic wellness guru who’s pulled millions into her euphoric orbit.
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Just one more chapter then I will sleep.
- By Crystal on 06-15-21
By: Gregg Olsen
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The Amish Wife
- Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy That Let a Killer Go Free
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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In 1977, in an Ohio Amish community, pregnant wife and mother Ida Stutzman perished during a barn fire. The coroner’s report: natural causes. Ida’s husband, Eli, was never considered a suspect. But when he eventually rejected the faith and took his son, Danny, with him, murder followed. What really happened to Ida? The dubious circumstances of the tragic blaze were willfully ignored and Eli’s shifting narratives disregarded.
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True crime told with too much graphic detail.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-12-24
By: Gregg Olsen
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A Cold Dark Place
- An Emily Kenyon Thriller, Book 1
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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In a secluded farm house in the Pacific Northwest, a family has been slaughtered - and a teenage son has disappeared. Single mother and cop Emily Kenyon spearheads a dark hunt for a killer. But Emily's teenage daughter, Jenna, is one step ahead of her. Then another family is butchered, and another. As Emily fits the puzzle pieces together, she makes a chilling discovery: The killer is coming after her and her daughter....
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So, patience is needed but boy let me tell you...
- By Ma'at Nefer Ra on 01-26-21
By: Gregg Olsen
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The Sound of Rain
- Nicole Foster Thriller, Book 1
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Former homicide detective Nicole Foster has hit rock bottom. Driven off the force by her treacherous partner and lover, she's flat broke and struggling with a gambling addiction. All Nicole has left is the dream of a warm bed at a homeless shelter and the haunting memories of three-year-old Kelsey Chase—whose murder case ended her career. As Nicole obsesses over the old facts, she realizes everything about that case felt off.
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Tough story
- By Health Coach on 05-06-17
By: Gregg Olsen
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Beneath Her Skin
- Port Gamble Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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The girl was slumped over the edge of the old clawfoot tub, her eyes tiny shards of broken glass, her expression void of anything. Her long, wet hair dripped onto the floor. She was dead. The night Katelyn Berkley died, everything changed… For as long as they can remember, twins Hayley and Taylor Ryan have been able to hear the dead. With a true crime writer and psychiatric nurse for parents, the twins were taught to use their gift to give a voice to the innocent.
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Silly Plot
- By Ehatcher on 02-01-25
By: Gregg Olsen
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If You Tell
- A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
- By: Gregg Olsen
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now. For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined.
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Horribly Depressing, Detailed Description of Abuse
- By Andrea on 12-20-19
By: Gregg Olsen
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The Mother Next Door
- Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
- By: Andrea Dunlop, Mike Weber
- Narrated by: Andrea Dunlop
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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No bond is more sacred than the one between a mother and child. And no figure is more sympathetic than a mother whose child faces a life-threatening illness. But what if the mother is the reason for the illness? What if the sympathy is the point? With help from some of the top MBP experts in the world, Dunlop and Weber uncover the complex maze of psychological, systemic, and cultural issues that compound MBP and offer solutions for how we might find our way out.
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Compelling handling of maternal abuse
- By Mother Of Hope on 04-30-25
By: Andrea Dunlop, and others
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Dangerous Dozen
- Notorious USA True Crime Box Set
- By: Gregg Olsen, Katherine Ramsland, Rebecca Morris, and others
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 25 hrs and 43 mins
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A true-crime collection culled from the crime files of the New York Times best-selling series, Notorious USA.
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Great value
- By Xyz on 04-02-18
By: Gregg Olsen, and others
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Fatal Jealousy
- The True Story of a Doomed Romance, a Singular Obsession, and a Quadruple Murder
- By: Colin McEvoy, Lynn Olanoff
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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June 26, 2010. A Pennsylvania state trooper witnesses a car speeding and crashing into trees. Stopping to help, he finds that the driver, Michael Ballard, is alive - and drenched in blood. When asked what happened, the man answers, "I just killed everybody." Not far from the accident, police make a gruesome discovery. In the home of Michael's ex-girlfriend, Denise Mehri, they find four bodies that had been stabbed repeatedly with a knife.
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Great listen!
- By Brandy on 03-03-15
By: Colin McEvoy, and others
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- Blanca
- 07-02-23
Must Listen!
One of the best story’s and performance! Unbelievable story I had never heard of before. Love Gregg Olson’s work!
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- Rachel
- 03-13-25
Well done.
Gregg Olson is a good writer. My first. He drew you in tho I have no idea what the last 6 or so minutes were all about
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- Renee
- 04-23-25
That it isn’t fiction
I found it to be highly interesting, kept my interest. I thought the details of the treatment ,were just enough. It did however leave me feeling disturbed,but also enlightened. I would recommend it to others.
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- Priscilla Bell
- 12-23-24
Good listen
Started out slow so was going to stop listening but then it got pretty interesting and kept going. Crazy story tho
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- Samantha
- 05-06-23
I really enjoyed this narrator.
The story was good but the narrator is really what keeps you listening. Her use of subtle accent differences really helped keep the story together in my head.
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- j b sipe
- 06-27-23
Excellent listening
So captivating it was hard to stop listening each day. I normally watch true crime movies but I’ll have to say this was a great listen!
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- Tracy Woolf
- 01-21-24
The audacity of this women thinking it’s ok to starve people and when they die it’s ok
The book was a little long and drawn out but all in all it was good
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- Andrea S.
- 02-25-23
What a story!
The story was very interesting and intriguing. The narrator was very good. The combination made for an amazing book.
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- Janice C
- 01-07-24
Early doctor death serial killer
Much longer than it needed to be although some timeline gaps esp ending. Too repetitive and i had to skip some parts like the courtroom scenes. Very well researched from court documents and early newspaper reports. Clever examination of social mores, status, and prejudices of a century ago. Most victims had only themselves to blame by putting their trust in a quack - the “doctor” title allowed Hazzard to get away with countless murders. Only caught when she killed a rich heiress so not much justice here. But - obsessions with true crime and fad diets are still relevant today.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-03-24
why did no one stop her?!
this book captured my attention for true crime. I stayed and gladly finished because Dora's life story. I will never understand why no one stopped this woman though!
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