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Secrets in the Cellar
Secrets in the Cellar
Author: John Glatt
In 1984, friends and neighbors of Josef and Rosemarie Fritzl felt sorry for the couple whose 18-year-old daughter had run off to join a cult. No one, not even Rosemarie, suspected the truth: that Elisabeth was imprisoned in a soundproofed dungeon her father had constructed beneath their home. There, Josef, an Austrian engineer of some repute, ke...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781607517597
ISBN-10: 1607517590
Publication Date: 3/2009
Pages: 248
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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reviewed Secrets in the Cellar on + 131 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
The true case of the Austrian man who locked up his daughter in his cellar for 27 years and had 7 children by her. The rest of his family lived upstairs, completely unaware of what was going on below. Very scary, a true horror story. Upsetting, but hard to put down.
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Helpful Score: 2
Truth can indeed be stranger, more horrific, evil and terrifying than fiction .... if this had not been a true crime then I would have passed it off as fiction.
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Helpful Score: 2
Quick but informational read for true crime buffs.
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Helpful Score: 2
Really bizarre, hard to believe. A good book about endurance, perseverance and survival.
I had to keep reading until the end.
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Helpful Score: 1
One of the most incredible true stories I have ever read. I received it in the morning, started it in the afternoon, was finished the next afternoon. Although the setting is not the US, John Glatt writes so well, it keeps you captive. (no pun intended) This story will break your heart. It almost seems too bizarre to be true.
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reviewed Secrets in the Cellar on + 72 more book reviews
Very well written true crime. Hard to believe but true, the abuse/torture for years and years. I read numerous articles in the news but still found a lot more information from the book.
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Very good book. Very disturbing, you do not want to put it down.
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A true story that is so very disturbing to anyone who reads it. I found the whole legal system that was in place sadly lacking in teeth to do anything about the situation as it was being done.
Compelling and so heartwrenching for the family that they had this monster to live with. Makes you want to watch your neighbors more closely.
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An horrendous story about incest. I found this book to be redundant in many Chapters.
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This book was excellent! I read it in a day and could not put it down. Fritzl is disgusting and should be tormented like he tormented his daughter and family.


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