Synopses & Reviews
Seventeen-year-old Ashley Spencer learned what true horror was the night a serial killer invaded her home and brutally murdered her father and her best friend. But the terror did not end there . . .
A year after the unspeakable events, Ashley is still trying to piece together what is left of her life. But the nightmare is reawakened at the elite private school that had appeared to be a safe haven for Ashley and her mother, Terri, when a new book called Sleeping Beauty hits the national bestseller lists—a shattering true account of the crimes that ripped Ashleys world apart.
And now Ashley must run for her life again.
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“SLEEPING BEAUTY will keep you awake all night. Phillip Margolin has done it again!” Harlan Coben, author of NO SECOND CHANCE
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“Margolin delivers a nifty sleight of hand....Dont assume anything in this well-crafted chiller.” Fort Myers News-Press
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“Another sure winner...The twists and turns of the plot keep the suspense ratcheted up to an excruciating level..” Library Journal (Starred)
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“Sends chills up the spine.” Orlando Sentinel
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“Phillip Margolin [is] one of those rare authors who can create a genuinely surprising ending.” Lisa Scottoline, author of KILLER SMILE
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“Margolin pulls off a genuinely surprising ending.” Booklist
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“Phillip Margolin knows how to pack in the thrills ... SLEEPING BEAUTY will keep you guessing until its shocking end.” Tess Gerritsen, author of THE SINNER
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“Phillip Margolin plays delicious tricks on his readers, dashing expectations, twisting the knife deeper, making the suspense really hurt.” Perri O'Shaughnessy, author of PRESUMPTION OF DEATH
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“Even the most skeptical reader might be surprised to learn who is responsible for the mayhem.” Albany Times Union
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“Intricately plotted, tense and suspenseful … With unexpected twists and turns, the story moves to an explosive climax.” Toronto Sun
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“Skillfully plotted … maintains the suspense … one of [Margolins] best.” Memphis Commercial Appeal
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“Clever and diabolical....A must for suspense fans.” BookPage (winner of the Mystery of the Month and Tip of the Ice Pick Award)
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“Compelling....Thrills and chills in a satisfying way [that] keeps you awake and guessing.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
About the Author
Phillip Margolin has written more than a dozen
New York Times bestselling mysteries for adults, including
Gone, But Not Forgotten;
Executive Privilege; and
Wild Justice. With
Vanishing Acts, he is achieving two new firstshis first book for young readers and his first book with his daughter, Ami Margolin Rome.
Ami Margolin Rome works in education philanthropy and is a former Peace Corps volunteer. Like Madison, Ami grew up in Portland, Oregon, with a criminal defense attorney for a father. She still lives in Portland today, near her father.