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The Girl In The Leaves (2012)

by Robert Scott(Favorite Author)

3.08 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1101600942 (ISBN13: 9781101600948)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Berkley Books

review 1: This book was pretty horrible....not just because of the content, but because of the actual writing. Although it was thorough, it was almost too much information. The chapter explaining blood splatter in detail gives nothing to the story. And it's not details pertinent to the story, it is literally just blood pattern specialist jargon. This book reads like an 11th grade English report. Even though the actual content is horrible & very disturbing, I can't get over how badly it was written.
review 2: “The Girl in the Leaves” by Robert Scott with Sarah Maynard and Larry Maynard explores the various aspects of a shocking and particularly heinous crime which was perpetrated in the quiet town of Apple Valley, Ohio, in late autumn of 2010. By the end of the day on... more November 10, 2010, four people—Stephanie Sprang; Tina Hermann; and Tina’s eleven-year-old son, Kody, and thirteen-year-old daughter, Sarah—had disappeared. As the missing persons investigation progressed, one main suspect emerged: Matthew Hoffman, a man with a previous criminal record. Hoffman was described by those who knew him as a strange individual who had a fascination with trees, and although he was regarded as odd, no one could fathom just how disturbed he truly was. Four days later, Sarah Maynard was discovered in Hoffman’s basement, bound and gagged and lying on a makeshift bed of leaves, which covered the entire sublevel floor. She had survived kidnapping and several horror-filled days with her captor, and as alarming as her situation was, the nightmarish revelation of what became of her mother, brother, and family friend defied logic. Through it all, however, Sarah determined to move beyond being a victim and even a survivor to resume as normal a life as possible, displaying an admirable yet heartbreaking resilience in the aftermath of her family’s ordeal. This true crime story is very instructive and encompasses most of the events involved and also provides background information about the individuals prior to the date of the crime. Robert Scott includes many direct quotations from those involved as well as details from the police reports, the investigative teams, and the resulting court proceedings. Some of the details relating to Sarah’s captivity are rightfully excluded out of respect given her status as a minor. The book also contains eight pages of black-and-white photographs, and each chapter title is a quotation taken from a speech or comment made by either law enforcement or civilians. It is in this manner quite an exhaustive study, and as such the target audience is those who research and analyze true crime. Readers who are simply looking for a thriller may find themselves disappointed by the book’s formality and the necessarily redundant language, which reads much like a police procedural throughout most of the work. There were also several typos in the book, particularly in the latter fourth, and the outcome of the situation is revealed early on, leaving only motive for later speculation. Nevertheless, “The Girl in the Leaves” achieves its purpose of bringing to light the details of the abominable crime that emerged from small-town Ohio, the details of which will remain impressed upon readers long after they have completed the book. less

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