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  • Starvation Heights

  • Dangerous Women: True Crime Stories
  • Written by: Gregg Olsen
  • Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
  • Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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Starvation Heights

Written by: Gregg Olsen
Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
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Publisher's 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 of Seattle, was surrounded by a beautiful forest, sparkling waters and fresh air. The sisters agreed it sounded perfect and exactly the restorative holiday they needed.

But within a month of arriving, under the supervision of Doctor Linda Burfield Hazzard, Claire and Dora began to realise the frightening truth – they were not patients but prisoners at the isolated sanitorium.

Starved and on the edge of death, the sisters made several desperate attempts to escape. But only one would ever make it out alive.

Chilling and harrowing, Starvation Heights is a story of two vulnerable sisters, and how they were manipulated by a cunning and dangerous doctor into believing that her monstrous treatments would ‘cure’ them. Will totally hook fans of The Five and The Devil in the White City.

©2005, 2012, 2023 Gregg Olsen (P)2023 Thread, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.
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What the critics say

“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 Connelly)

“An 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 Rule)

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Unbelievable…

It’s hard to imagine that this could have ever been allowed to happen! The ‘so-called’ Dr. administering her fasting methods upon people with the pretence of healing them from their various ailments! Starvation was almost unavoidable! The court proceedings into how this menace was finally stopped is captivating!! Really enjoyed this book!!

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