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Join author Deborah Holt Larkin for a discussion of A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California's Most Notorious Killers, her stranger-than-fiction true crime story joined with a personal account of its impact.
Author Deborah Larkin was only ten years old when the quiet calm of her California suburb was shattered. Thirty miles north, on a quiet November night in Santa Barbara, a pregnant nurse named Olga Duncan disappeared from her apartment. When Olga's brutally beaten body is found in a shallow grave, apparently buried alive, a young DA makes it his mission to see that Elizabeth Duncan—Olga's deeply manipulative and deceptive mother-in-law—is brought to justice. Decades later, Larkin is determined to revisit the case and bring the story of Olga herself to light. Long overshadowed by sensationalism and scandal, A Lovely Girl seeks to reveal Olga as a woman in full—someone who was more than the twisted family that would ultimately ensnare her.
The Pacific Beach Branch Library hosts a book discussion on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 4pm. On June 8th, we are honored to be joined by Deborah Holt Larkin to discuss her book with our readers.
If you'd like to check out a print copy of the book, they are available 1 month before each discussion at the Pacific Beach Library's Circulation Desk. Please call 858-581-9934 x0 before coming to pick it up so that staff may confirm availability.
You can choose whether you'd prefer to attend the meeting in the PB Library's Community Room or join the discussion via Zoom. To get the Zoom login info for 2023, please either register to attend this program or send an email to cwainwright@sandiego.gov.