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The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Girl Next Door about?

A teenage girl is held captive and brutally tortured by neighborhood children. Based on a true story, this shocking novel reveals the depravity of which we are all capable. This novel contains graphic content and is recommended for regular readers of horror novels. **Amazon.com ReviewThe Girl Next Door is a dark and twisted story told through the eyes of a preteen boy. Set in the 1950s, the book mixes true life experiences from author Jack Ketchum with a fictionalized account of one of America's grizzliest true crime stories. With an engaging story and believable characters, this is a book that no one will want to put down. The Girl Next Door follows a young man named David and the relationship he shares with a teenage girl named Meg. Meg lives next door with her younger sister and an older woman, Ruth, who also has several sons. Ruth is the type of woman whom everyone looks up to and teenagers love hanging out with because she gives them alcohol and lets them run loose. Once David discovers the dark side of Ruth and the horrendous things that she does to Meg, he must make a decision to stand up to Ruth or stick with the crowd. Made into a hit horror film, The Girl Next Door is a h

Who reads The Girl Next Door?

Author

Jack Ketchum

Publisher

47North

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780843955439

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

History, Fiction, Thriller

Rating

3.95 / 5 (13,795 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14