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A white-knuckle page-turner...This definitive look at a case Glatt considers the most 'terrifying' of his decades of experience as a journalist is must reading for true crime fans. --Publishers Weekly (starred) In bestselling author John Glatt's capable hands, this tragic tale avoids hyperbole and emotionally provocative prose ... fascinating, gruesome and harrowing. --Bookreporter.com Praise for Golden Boy: Piercing ... add this one to your beach bag. -People Magazine An in-depth look at an act that shocked the city's elite. -New York Post, 30 Best Books on Our Summer Reading List in 2021 True crime fans will find this a compelling read. --Booklist Glatt is a balanced narrator of this story; though it would be easy to dismiss Gilbert as a privileged man-child protected by wealth and connections, the author also examines how complicated mental illness diagnoses can be, even for people with access to doctors and treatments....A tragic character study at the intersection of wealth, privilege, and mental illness, told with empathy. -- Library Journal Glatt shares alarming revelations about the state of the mental health system, where psychiatrists are largely powerless to intervene even when they see serious psychological issues that could result in harm to the patient or others. This is must reading for true crime enthusiasts who prize depth over salaciousness. --Publishers Weekly Praise for The Perfect Father: Glatt's expert coverage of the investigation is riveting...police procedural fans will enjoy. --Publishers Weekly [A] gripping read. --Library Journal Praise for The Family Next Door: This chilling portrayal of abuse and secrecy may leave readers looking differently at their neighbors. --Publishers Weekly Thoroughly researched and thoroughly disturbing. --Booklist

"""A white-knuckle page-turner...This definitive look at a case Glatt considers the most 'terrifying' of his decades of experience as a journalist is must reading for true crime fans."" --Publishers Weekly (starred) ""In bestselling author John Glatt's capable hands, this tragic tale avoids hyperbole and emotionally provocative prose ... fascinating, gruesome and harrowing.""--Bookreporter.com Praise for Golden Boy: ""Piercing ... add this one to your beach bag."" -People Magazine ""An in-depth look at an act that shocked the city's elite."" -New York Post, ""30 Best Books on Our Summer Reading List in 2021"" ""True crime fans will find this a compelling read."" --Booklist ""Glatt is a balanced narrator of this story; though it would be easy to dismiss Gilbert as a privileged man-child protected by wealth and connections, the author also examines how complicated mental illness diagnoses can be, even for people with access to doctors and treatments....A tragic character study at the intersection of wealth, privilege, and mental illness, told with empathy."" -- Library Journal ""Glatt shares alarming revelations about the state of the mental health system, where psychiatrists are largely powerless to intervene even when they see serious psychological issues that could result in harm to the patient or others. This is must reading for true crime enthusiasts who prize depth over salaciousness."" --Publishers Weekly Praise for The Perfect Father: ""Glatt's expert coverage of the investigation is riveting...police procedural fans will enjoy."" --Publishers Weekly ""[A] gripping read."" --Library Journal Praise for The Family Next Door: ""This chilling portrayal of abuse and secrecy may leave readers looking differently at their neighbors."" --Publishers Weekly ""Thoroughly researched and thoroughly disturbing."" --Booklist"

A white-knuckle page-turner...This definitive look at a case Glatt considers the most 'terrifying' of his decades of experience as a journalist is must reading for true crime fans. --Publishers Weekly (starred) Praise for Golden Boy: Piercing ... add this one to your beach bag. -People Magazine An in-depth look at an act that shocked the city's elite. -New York Post, 30 Best Books on Our Summer Reading List in 2021 True crime fans will find this a compelling read. --Booklist Glatt is a balanced narrator of this story; though it would be easy to dismiss Gilbert as a privileged man-child protected by wealth and connections, the author also examines how complicated mental illness diagnoses can be, even for people with access to doctors and treatments....A tragic character study at the intersection of wealth, privilege, and mental illness, told with empathy. -- Library Journal Glatt shares alarming revelations about the state of the mental health system, where psychiatrists are largely powerless to intervene even when they see serious psychological issues that could result in harm to the patient or others. This is must reading for true crime enthusiasts who prize depth over salaciousness. --Publishers Weekly Praise for The Perfect Father: Glatt's expert coverage of the investigation is riveting...police procedural fans will enjoy. --Publishers Weekly [A] gripping read. --Library Journal Praise for The Family Next Door: This chilling portrayal of abuse and secrecy may leave readers looking differently at their neighbors. --Publishers Weekly Thoroughly researched and thoroughly disturbing. --Booklist

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English-born JOHN GLATT is the author of more than twenty-five books including The Lost Girls and My Sweet Angel, and has over thirty years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, ABC's 20/20, BBC World News, and A&E Biography.

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