The Girl in the Leaves

De: Robert Scott, Larry Maynard, Sarah Maynard

Narrado por: Callie Beaulieu

In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina's two children, 13-year-old Sarah and 11-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered.

On the fourth day of the search, evidence trickled in about neighborhood "weirdo" Matthew Hoffman. A police SWAT team raided his home and found an extremely disturbing sight: every square inch of the place was filled with leaves and a terrified Sarah Maynard was bound up in the middle of it like some sort of perverted autumn tableau. But there was no trace of the others.

Then came Hoffman's confession to an unspeakable crime that went beyond murder and defied all reason. His tale of evil would make Sarah's survival and rescue all the more astonishing - a compelling tribute to a young girl's resilience and courage and to her fierce determination to reclaim her life in the wake of unimaginable wickedness.

©2012 Robert Scott (P)2016 Tantor

Courageous and up lifting

this book is written and recorded for the purpose of showing up the courage of the people that it was written about. Based on true facts and as enjoyable as it could be considering considering what happened.

Sad true story

For this to be a true story the crime was very laid out and detailed. I didn’t like how it kept repeating things towards the end. But over all I found it a very sad but interesting book to ready.

Terrific story of survival

Kudos to this young lady for doing what she needed to do to stay alive. Good story of an incredibly horrific event. Narration needed some improvement, but it was good just the same.

Amazing

This book had me going. Well written. I had to listen to the entire book at one time.

Good basics

It was an easy book to get through. A little robotic, but still a fascinating story.

Heartbreaking Story of a young ladies courage.

This book covers it all. What a courageous young lady. The dad Larry, is a champ too. My heart broke for their families. It really speak to the heart of a small town and it’s community. I grew up in a steel town in the Midwest, where violence and crime where the back drop and can relate to Tina’s urge to give her children a safe community. It just goes to show you never really know. The book is well written and captures all aspects of the story. I read it in less than 24 hrs. My only dislike was the blood evidence report, it was difficult for me to follow, I ended up skipping over it, but that’s simply me. Not a reflection of the author.

The girl

This is a story that made me cry for Sara and her family. How dare someone take so much from so many

sad but good

it's a really good book. towards the end it's hard to stay focuse but it's a really good sad book.

Powerful True Crime Story

Really thoughtful storytelling about a horrific modern true crime. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys the genre.

A riveting story told by a robot

The story of Sarah Maynard is absolutely horrendous. The robotic tone of the narrator made it extremely hard to listen to. If not for being such a fascinating true crime telling, it would have been nearly impossible to finish it.