They were held in brutal captivity--and managed to make it out alive.
This is their story.
The Lost Girls are Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina De Jesus--three innocent young women who were kidnapped, imprisoned, and repeatedly molested and beaten in a Cleveland home basement for over a decade by a depraved man named Ariel Castro.
Their incredible escape, in May 2013, made headlines all over the world.
Absorbing.
a page-turning, detailed overview of this remarkable story.
--Kirkus Reviews In this up-close-and-personal account--including exclusive interviews with Castro's family members, secret girlfriend, neighbors, and others--veteran investigative journalist John Glatt reveals what it was like as Michelle, Amanda, and Gina waited, bound and chained, to be found.
Shocking and heartbreaking, The Lost Girls is a true-crime tale that no reader will soon forget.
John Glatt is one of the finest true crime craftsmen writing today.
--Howard Goldberg, VH1.
com With 8 pages of chilling photos.
St. Martin's Press The lost girls: the true story of the cleveland abductions and the incredible rescue of michelle knight, amanda berry, and gina dejesu, paperback/john glatt
