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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Larkin, Deborah Holt, author.     Subjects     Duncan, Olga.     Duncan, Elizabeth Ann, 1904-1962.     Murder victims -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies.     Murderers -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies.     Trials (Murder) -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies.     Murder -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Larkin, Deborah Holt, author.       by title:      A lovely girl : the ...         MARC Display

A lovely girl : the tragedy of Olga Duncan and the trial of one of California's most notorious killers / Deborah Holt Larkin. by Larkin, Deborah Holt, author. New York : Pegasus Crime, 2022. Subjects Duncan, Olga.   Duncan, Elizabeth Ann, 1904-1962.   Murder victims -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies.   Murderers -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies.   Trials (Murder) -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies.   Murder -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Case studies. ISBN:  9781639362448 (hardcover) : 1639362444 (hardcover) Description:  517 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First Pegasus Books cloth edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Deborah Larkin was only ten years old when the quiet calm of her California suburb was shattered. Thirty miles north, on a quiet November night in Santa Barbara, a pregnant nurse named Olga Duncan disappeared from her apartment. The mystery deepens when it is discovered that Olga's mother in-law--a deeply manipulative and deceptive woman--had been doing everything in her power to separate Olga and her son, Frank, prior to Olga's disappearance. From a forged annulment to multiple attempts to hire people to "get rid" of Olga, to a faked extortion case, Elizabeth seemed psychopathically attached to her son. Yet she denied having anything to do with Olga's disappearance with a smile. But when Olga's brutally beaten body is found in a shallow grave, apparently buried alive, a young DA makes it his mission to see that Elizabeth Duncan is brought to justice. Adding a wrinkle to his efforts is the fact that Frank--himself a defense attorney--maintained his mother's innocence to the end. How does a young girl process such a crime along with the fear and disbelief that rocked an entire community? Decades later, Larkin is determined to revisit the case and bring the story of Olga herself to light. Long overshadowed by the sensationalism and scandal of Elizabeth and Frank, A Lovely Girl seeks to reveal Olga as a woman in full. 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 eyes--her father was the court reporter--A Lovely Girl is by turns page-turning yet poignant, and 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."--Amazon.com.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 364.1523 La Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 364.1523 Larkin Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 364.1523 La Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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