{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-leaves-9780425258828","title":"The Girl in the Leaves","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe shocking true crime story of one of the most bizarre mass murders ever recorded--and the girl who escaped with her life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, thirteen-year-old Sarah and eleven-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen 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 trauma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Scott \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of many true crime books, and has been featured on such television channels as truTV, E!, and Investigation Discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Maynard\u003c\/b\u003e is the subject of the true crime book \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Maynard\u003c\/b\u003e is the father of Sarah Maynard, who is the subject of the true crime book \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611224609042,"sku":"9780425258828","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea6aa111-4daa-48a1-aebc-9ad36de9a731.jpg?v=1732359306","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girl-in-the-leaves-9780425258828","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}