Overview
Deborah Larkin was only ten years old when the quiet calm of her California suburb was shattered.Ā Thirty miles north, on a quiet November night in Santa Barbara, a pregnant nurse named Olga Duncan disappeared from her apartment.Ā The mystery deepens when it is discovered that Olgaās mother in-lawāa deeply manipulative and deceptive womanāhadĀ been doing everything in her power to separate Olga and her son, Frank, prior to Olgaās disappearance.Ā
From a forged annulment to multiple attempts to hire people to āget ridā of Olga, to a faked extortion case, Elizabeth seemed psychopathically attached to her son. Yet she denied having anything to do with Olgaās disappearance with a smile.
But when Olgaās brutally beaten body is found in a shallow grave, apparently buried alive,Ā a young DA makes it his mission to see that Elizabeth Duncan is brought to justice.Ā Adding a wrinkle to his efforts is the fact that Frankāhimself a defense attorneyāmaintained his motherās innocenceĀ to the end.Ā
How does a young girl process such a crime along with the fear and disbelief that rocked an entire community?Ā Decades later, Larkin is determined to revisit the case and bring the story of Olga herself to light.Ā Long overshadowed by the sensationalism and scandal of Elizabeth and Frank, A Lovely GirlĀ seeks to reveal Olga as a woman in full.Ā Someone who was more than the twisted family that would ultimately ensnare her.
As we follow the heart-pounding drama of the case through Larkin's young eyesāher father was the court reporterāA Lovely Girl is by turns page-turning yet poignant, andĀ makes the reader reexamine how we handle fear, how we regard mental illness, and how we understand family as we carve our own path in a dangerous world.
This book title, A Lovely Girl (The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California's Most Notorious Killers), ISBN: 9781639362448, by Deborah Holt Larkin, published by Pegasus Books (October 4, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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