Starvation Heights
The chilling true story of the doctor who starved her patients to death
$35.35
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2023
Summary
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 o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804190685 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804190683 |
| Author: | Gregg Olsen |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 477g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 40mm |
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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 ConnellyAn 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 RuleOne of today’s true-crime masters. – Caitlin Rother, New York Times bestselling authorAn account of real-life villainry that outdoes anything a novelist might concoct. – Les Standiford, author of Meet You in Hell
About The Author
Gregg Olsen
A #1 New York Times, Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Gregg Olsen has written nine nonfiction books, seventeen novels, a novella, and contributed a short story to a collection edited by Lee Child.
The award-winning author has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and Discovery Channel.
Olsen, a Seattle native, lives in Olalla, Washington with his wife, twin daughters, three chickens, Milo (an obedience school dropout cocker) and Suri (a mini dachshund so spoiled she wears a sweater).
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