Monster: An Austrian Nightmare: The Story of Josef Fritzl and His 24-Year Reign of Terror

by Allan Hall

Book Overview

On 28 August 1984, Josef Fritzl drugged his teenage daughter with ether and imprisoned her in an underground bunker behind eight locked doors. Over the following twenty-four years, he raped and abused her, never letting her or the children she bore him out of the dark, windowless cellar.

Based on 150 new interviews with psychologists, neighbours, colleagues and friends who knew Fritzl, as well as the insight of his own chilling confession,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141039701
• ISBN13: 9780141039701
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Very well written book.

This book is made very readable by a very professional author, who has covered other similar true crime cases - eg the Natascha Kampusch case - and uncovered many insights into the character involved. This has been accomplished by interviewing life-long friends, many of which had no inkling of the incredible double life of this man. Some of the book is speculative, but that is to be expected, until Elisabeth Fritzl herself releases her own autobiography. However, it is a testament to her strength of character and undying love for her children -that she survived, and this book has come to light. Very good book.