Lost and Found: The True Story of Jaycee Lee Dugard and the Abduction That Shocked the World

Written by John Glatt

Narrated by Randye Kaye

In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped on her morning walk to the school bus. The search for Jaycee made national headlines, and the case was repeatedly featured on America's Most Wanted. But despite her family's tireless efforts, Jaycee's disappearance remained a mystery.

Then, in August 2009, a registered sex offender named Phillip Garrido appeared on the University of California, Berkeley, campus alongside two young women whose unusual behavior sparked concern among campus officials and law enforcement. That visit would pave the way for a shocking discovery: that Garrido was Jaycee Lee Dugard's kidnapper. For eighteen years Jaycee had lived on the Garrido property in Antioch, California. Kept in complete isolation, she was repeatedly raped by Garrido, who fathered her two daughters.

When news broke of Jaycee's discovery, there was a huge outpouring of relief across the nation. But questions remain: How did the Garridos slip past authorities? And how did Jaycee endure her captivity? This is the story of a girl-next-door who was lost and found.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jul 22, 2014
• ISBN: 9781494573638

John Glatt

English-born JOHN GLATT is the author of more than thirty books including The Lost Girls and My Sweet Angel, and has over thirty years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, ABC’s 20/20, BBC World News, and A&E Biography.

Reviews for Lost and Found

[felicity · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very interesting book. Great amount of deatail into Philip Gurittos background. Jaycee's bravery is remarkable, I listen to alot of true crime and this is definitely one of the better written books, I couldn't stop listening until I'd finished it.

[jlsimon7 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Mr. Glatt did not disappoint. The story is well researched and very well written. It is important to remember how powerful this story was because Jaycee Dougard went missing when I was in my senior year of high school. As a result it had a powerful effect on my parenting. Stories like Ms. Dougard and Ms. Elizabeth Smart, and Adam Walsh had a tremendous impact on parenting styles in the United States. This case set precedence in psychology, and society.

In fairness I am reviewing the story and not the book and I should get back to business. Glatt takes the necessary time to fill in the back story which I always appreciate in a crime novel. It is impossible to get a true look at what caused the crime if you are only focused on the titillating juicy details of a young girl stolen as a sex slave.

Glatt does not go into details of the sexual abuse. It is acknowledged appropriately but is not the primary focus of the story. Mr. Glatt also takes time to walk the reader through the aftermath. This is also something I can appreciate in a true crime book.

I would recommend this book to people who are interested in serial offenders. This book holds little interest for individuals who are interested in the forensics that drive crime solving. No forensics were really available to investigators in this case.

[marlene9nl · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It was ok but definitely not worth all those raving reviews I saw on amazon. 4 and 5 stars. It says the story of Jaycee Lee Dugard but apparently she has not yet told her story so it was more about what outsiders said. Neighbours, family, old friends of her capture. Most of the stuff I already knew and to be honest I do not read a lot of US news papers. There was some background of Philip Garrido. Nothing about his wife though. I think this author should have waited a bit. At least after the trial perhaps. Sorry but don't understand the 5 star reviews.