Perfect Victim

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Summary: Too close to home!
Review: Red Bluff is our neighboring town and I shutter to think that this happened so close to home. This book is extremely well written and a definite must for anyone who likes true crime stories.

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Summary: The Perfect Book
Review: It has been about 5 years since I have read the book and all I can think about is how much I want to read it again. This was such a captivating story. I really felt for the victim. The book had such great detail and it kept you wanting to read more and more. I know i'll read it again.

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Summary: unimaginable
Review: I read tis book a few years back and still cannot get over the way she was brainwashed to the full extent. I have never heard of any case that even gets near what she went through for such a long length of time. A msut read for true crime buffs.

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Summary: Intriguing, but not crude
Review: Although "Perfect Victim" deals with very crude and disgusting elements, it does not go into so much detail that one gets ill reading it. The book is well-written and tells the unbelievable but true story of a girl who is kidnapped and held captive as a slave for seven years. As the district attorney who tried the case, co-author McGuire fills the book with details and legal explanations. The book covers the seven year time span with a few gaps in the story, but still gives enough information for the reader to know what is going on. Although it is not difficult to determine the outcome of the story, this is still a great suspenseful read. I especially liked the photo inserts because seeing the box that held Stan captive and getting to put faces with the names makes the story even more realistic than just reading about it.

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Summary: Perfect Victim
Review: I really enjoyed this book...both times I read it. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I couldn't put it down. I am a college student and am currently writing a report on this book. It is definitely a must read.

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Summary: Can't put the book down
Review: I am a true crime die hard, and this book has got to be one of the most interesting, mind baffling books I have ever read. The way the author tells the story of this girl kept locked in a box, makes you feel as if you are going through her experience and feeling her fear. The details are extremely meticulous and detailed. Anyone who reads true crime should read this book!

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Summary: awesome read !
Review: This book has been around for a few years now. I first read it about six years ago and have since read it again. It's just as good the second time round. A very shocking story of sex,brainwashing and sick perversions. Not for the easily disturbed. Very graphic details and very shocking in places. On reading the back of the book I almost laughed at the idea of someone being held captive for seven years and being brainwashed into staying. On reading the book however,you come to realise just how this can happen and how frighteningly real it was for the poor victim, Colleen Stan. All the way through I couldn't help but wonder why on earth Colleen's family didn't suss out that something was going on. I mean, hey, your daughter suddenly goes missing and when she finally turns up she is like a different person and totally controlled by two individuals that she normally wouldn't associate with. Surely someone must have thought that something was up? Really excellent read. Buy it,don't borrow it as you'll definitely want to read it again.Comes with quite a few photos too. Powerfull and compelling.

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Summary: Unbelievable, yet gruesomely true!
Review: I have not been able to put this book down! It is inconceivable what Colleen went through for 7 years! For one to be brainwashed and led to believe in so much Hooker said is unreal! However, I do believe it can happen and being young and naive as she was, she knew nothing else. My heart goes out to Colleen and anyone else who has ever endured the loss of identity in such an unbelievable and disturbing way!

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Summary: Cool
Review: If you like true crime stories this is the book for yo

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Summary: A Fascinating Read
Review: I first read this book almost 8 years ago. I have read it several times since, and continue to think it is well written, although creepy. How anyone could be brainwashed as Colleen Stan was, is almost unbelievable. But for all you women out there, do you remember being 20 and gullible. It can, and did, happen. I would like to use this book as a semi-teaching tool for young females. If they can recognize the signs, then they can prevent something similar happening again. This book is pretty graphic, but still a fascinating read.