"John Glatt takes the lid off the whole sensational story . there are moments of this book that will astound you for their strength and grip you in total astonishment. "The Family Next Door" will have you in its clutches until its back cover is closed." -- Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Marco Eagle "Thoroughly researched and thoroughly disturbing." -- Booklist "Glatt ( The Lost Girls; My Sweet Angel ) compellingly delves into the history.a timely account for true crime fans." -- Library Journal "Glatt unflinchingly details the victims' home circumstances.This chilling portrayal of abuse and secrecy may leave readers looking differently at their neighbors.

" -- Publishers Weekly "[The] horrific account of a headline-making case of criminal abuse that shook a California community.devotees of true crime will be drawn to this narrative." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for John Glatt: "Chilling." --People Magazine for My Sweet Angel "The murder case John Glatt recounts in lurid detail.is too bizarre for a work of fiction." -- New York Times Book Review for The Prince of Paradise "A gripping, read-it-all-in-one-sitting kind of book." -- Kirkus Reviews for The Lost Girls "Veteran crime scribe Glatt gives us all the atmosphere, characters and facts to make an engrossing thriller." -- New York Post for The Prince of Paradise.