The True Crime Book Club will be meeting in January and February to discuss The Family Next Door by John Glatt
Audiobook and physical copies of The Family Next Door are available at Rice Library (physical only)聽and EVPL ( and ) now.
E-books are available on Libby and other digital platforms.聽
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Virtual Discussion Meeting:
Tuesday, February 3, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. on
Passcode: 920097
In-person Discussion Meetings:
Thursday, January 29, 3 - 4 p.m. in LA 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 12 - 1 p.m. in LA 2009
The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the Thirteen Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue
From聽New York Times聽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鈥時anging in age from 2 to 29鈥晈ere being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. 鈥淚鈥檝e never been out,鈥� 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.
