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Sleeping Beauty audiobook

  • By: Phillip Margolin
  • Narrator: Suzanne Houston
  • Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: March 23, 2004
  • Language: English
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Sleeping Beauty Audiobook Summary

Author Miles Van Meter is on a book tour to promote his sensational bestseller Sleeping Beauty, a true-crime account of a deeply personal subject: the attack by a serial killer that left his twin sister, Casey, in a coma. Tonight the audience waits to hear Miles discuss recent developments in his sister’s case — unaware that pieces of this complex puzzle of violence, unknown even to the author, are about to be revealed.

Six years earlier, life was much simpler for everyone involved, especially seventeen-year-old Ashley Spencer, a popular high school soccer star. Then one night an intruder entered Ashley’s home and murdered her father and her best friend. Traumatized and suffering from a crippling sense of survivor guilt, Ashley is ready to give up on both soccer and life until help comes from an unexpected source — a scholarship to an elite private school is extended to her by school dean Casey Van Meter. The school quickly becomes a haven for both Ashley and her mother, Terri. As Ashley regains her sense of self through the school’s soccer program, Terri joins a writing group for adults led by Joshua Maxfield, a former literary wunderkind who has disappeared from the bestseller lists since his second book was panned by both critics and fans.

Then tragedy strikes again and Ashley has to run for her life, unaware that the key to her survival is in the one book she’s afraid to read — Sleeping Beauty.

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Sleeping Beauty Audiobook Narrator

Suzanne Houston is the narrator of Sleeping Beauty audiobook that was written by Phillip Margolin

Phillip Margolin has written nineteen novels, many of them New York Times bestsellers, including his latest novels Woman with a Gun, Worthy Brown’s Daughter, Sleight of Hand, and the Washington trilogy. Each displays a unique, compelling insider’s view of criminal behavior, which comes from his long background as a criminal defense attorney who has handled thirty murder cases. Winner of the Distinguished Northwest Writer Award, he lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Phillip Margolin is the author of Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty Full Details

Narrator Suzanne Houston
Length 9 hours 25 minutes
Author Phillip Margolin
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date March 23, 2004
ISBN 9780060755744

Additional info

The publisher of the Sleeping Beauty is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780060755744.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

manNie

March 06, 2013

This is the first Phillip Margolin book i have ever read, chosen quite randomly from the bookstore shelf. I must say that I was truly impressed by his writing style in this particular book. He jumped back-and-forth from the present to the past without creating any confusion on my part as the reader. You could create a number of endings as you proceed with the book, and I must say that I was pretty pleased with how the story progressed and presented itself. I was easily absorbed in the story line and finished the book in record time. An absolute must-read for me that I told my husband to read it as soon as he finished his last book. I am sure to be on the look out for more of Mr. Margolin's book on my next trip to the bookstore.

Heather L

March 24, 2015

I was told about this book from a perfect stranger I happened to converse with at a discount bookstore. We got to talking about new books and she suggested I give this writer a try, specified this title in particular. And with that, onto my compelling review:Wow. Chills. That's what I got at the end of this one. Without giving anything away, the author truly gives the reader a sense of utter amazement and shock. Rarely do I read novels that put me into that category, and Margolin did that for me. I had a suspicion on the accusations but I never would have predicted the outcome. The author does such great work at making you feel for Ashley, Norman, and the others. And the emotions that you experience with everyone involved is just awesome. I love when an author can achieve that. The little subtleties throughout the book really put it all together. You think back and realize "OMG, yes!" How the reactions and expressions of the characters really bring the story into another dimension for the reader. I am a true Margolin fan now!! I can't wait to experience more.

Lily

April 27, 2020

Este libro me lo prestó mi roomie y gracias al encierro pude aventarmelo en cuestión de días y no sufrir tanto con la incertidumbre de que pasaría en el siguiente capítulo.Me mantuvo con esa sensación de querer seguir leyendo hasta terminarlo. Un capitulo más, bueno otro, bueno solo un párrafo y así sucesivamente.Me gusta la manera en la que esta narrado, me gustaron mucho los personajes y más historias alrededor de ellos. ¿Lo recomiendo? Sí, definitivamente.¿Me gustó la historia? Sí.¿Me sorprendió? Bastante y en diversos momentos a lo largo de la trama.¿Ya se lo regresé a mi roomie? Claro que sí, jaja.

Debbie

March 01, 2018

This was a very good legal thriller. Ashley was a witness to the murder of her father and best friend. After the killer performed his evil deed he went downstairs, ate a piece of cake, drank a glass of milk, then came back upstairs to deal with Ashley. But her mortally wounded father had crawled into Ashley's room, cut her loose, and told her to run. She escaped to a neighbor's but the killer remained at large. The story moves back and forth between past and present. A man has written a book about Ashley's experience and in doing so opens a can of worms. Things come to light that no one knew before and several twists and turns keep you turning the pages. I had my suspicions about how things would end up but didn't know for sure until I reached the conclusion. Very good read.

Carole

January 19, 2021

Margolin’s books are very plot driven and this one was especially so. It centered around a true crime that had been the focus of a book which the author was currently promoting on a book tour. Margolin cleverly flashes back to when the crime was originally committed, then back to the book tour, then back again to significant events that lead to the apprehension of the murderer, always returning to the present. True to form there were several plot twists and hints dropped along the way. I enjoyed this book, also because it is the first stand alone I have read by this author. I recommend this book for someone who wanted to try this author.

Alissa

May 17, 2017

Great murder mystery that keeps you guessing until the end.

Joyce

December 26, 2011

A serial killer breaks into a family home in the middle of the night. He kills the father by repeatedly stabbing him, assaults, rapes and kills a girl spending the night with their teen aged daughter who manages to escape from him. This is how the novel opens. The girl who escapes transfers to an elite school after her father's death. There, while running one evening, she hears screams and when investigating, sees her Mother's body and that of the school's Dean in the Boathouse. She also sees a teacher from the school in the Boathouse holding a bloody knife. She runs for help and manages to escape once again. Ultimately the teacher is captured, but he escapes from custody while in Court. Years go by and the plot gets even more convoluted with the passage of time. Relationships are uncovered and discovered. No one is quite what they seem to be. The narrative is riveting enough to keep you reading long after you should have stopped. It is an excellent way to spend a long weekend.

Lynne

January 30, 2016

I liked how the author established character and setting details and had great plot twists. I'd like to have given it 5 stars but couldn't. Twice, he created contrived plot turns, where a likable protagonist didn't go to the police and agreed to meet someone in a secluded area without thinking to at least alert the police and thus got herself killed. It moved the plot along but lost me as a a reader. I'm a budding novelist and reading this book sent me back to my own work in progress to cut out a character I loved but who didn't have enough meaning, that i was crafting a plot to keep her in it. I'd like my own novel ratings -- when I get there -- to match my nonfiction book ratings. So if you're also a writer, this is a great book to remind you what to do and don't do.

Jo-Anne

April 20, 2013

Sleeping Beauty is gripping right at the start when, at 17, Ashley Spencer's life is changed. Her home is broken into and her father is brutaly murdered. Her best friend Tanya is raped and murdered also. Her mother who wasn't at home that night convinces Ashley months later to go to a private school where tragedy follows them.This is not your average murder novel. There are lots of bad guys and disorder but the plot twists are fantastic. As usual, Phillip Margolin came up with a captivating storyline. I recommend this book for anyone who likes mystery or detective novels.

Suzanne

August 20, 2008

I read this book only b/c I recorded the Unabridged Audiobook of it. I found it to be an interesting thriller - but then again, I had to be connected to every single character in the book - in order to "play" them when recording. Other thriller fans would probably disagree about the quality of the story and the writing. But, honestly, I was very connected to the main character and really enjoyed the twists and turns.

Josh

March 21, 2014

Nice plot, good pacing, decent character development. And an unexpected ending. I only wish he didn't have such a fascination with the word "which."

Juveria

May 28, 2018

6 out 5.Rarely do you read a book that leaves reeling for more, or from you wanting to shut it. Rarely do you come across a book makes confused as to what you want to do with it - "Should I read it? Should I just stop?" Are maybe some of the questions one might ask when reading this thriller. (I'm not sure whether I want to put this novel in this particular genre, but it seems that for now it should just stay there.) Rarely do you come across that makes you want to promote the novel to the next person you see, and make them also feel the pain and the thrill that you went through just so that you can talk about this book. Phillip Margolin is a criminal defense lawyer, so it makes sense that he would get the details of this story right to make the reader cringe. The story is about a girl, Ashley Spenser who went through an ordeal, where a man entered her home, killed her father, raped and murdered her friend (and the best cringe-worthy incident), went downstairs to the kitchen to eat a slice of cake, to only come back finish off our protagonist. Ashley runs away and gets help. Several months later, she joins a private school on scholarship from her soccer days. There she meets Joshua Maxfield, who murders her only living relative, and puts the dean of the school in a coma. The Police have discerned that her mother was doing some kind of investigation into Joshua Maxfield. Maxfield was hailed as a god amongst the literary circle, due to the fame of his book, "The Tourist of Babylon" and his second book did not do so well. He became a teacher to teach creative writing to students and adults who are looking to get published. This where the story begins, as Ashley's mother investigates Maxfield as he read an excerpt from a book that described the scene that happened at the Spencer home just a few months ago. What ensues is a trial to make sure that Maxfield is accredited for the murder/s he committed so that he could be given capital punishment by the law. It was an amazing book. I truly had a hard time putting this book down. (I read a chapter, then I realized that due to a gap in the middle I had to reread the initial chapters all over again to get a proper feel for it.) It took me a good part of the day to finish reading it. I was hanging to dear life like Ashely through out the book. Its totally worth it. I've already recommended this book to many people already.

First Lady

October 21, 2018

First let me start with the fact that this book has one of my favorite tropes of all time. And what is that?Someone writes a book about a serial killer and the murders that occur are very similar on details with murders that happen in the fictional reality. Much like Robert Galbraith's " The Silkworm".I absolutely loved this book. Had me turning the pages like a maniac at the end. Yelling (at no one in particular) about justice and who the effing God is the person responsible. Well done. Very complex mystery yet I would've loved if the author explored the origins and the motives of the killer more specifically. Overall, the book had so much action that at some times it reminded me of a movie. The constant throwbacks that started by questions were so good that I felt like I was lounging in my couch, watching an episode of True Detective. Wow and Wow once again

Yolanda

September 11, 2020

Phillip Margolin is one of my favorite authors. I recently decided to go back and read his earlier books, choosing to read only his standalone books. I started with his first book "Heartstone", then "The Last Innocent Man" and so on. I have enjoyed every single one of them, including Sleeping Beauty. I have never been a fan of books which start in the present time, then goes back to the past, then back to the present and so on. I'm a linear type of person. Once I start a book, I want it to always move forward.But..this one worked. A couple of the characters were a bit one-dimensional and I really wish some of the side characters had more character development, like Ashley's mother for example. But overall, it was a great read. It kept my interest, the story moved along at a good pace and there were quite a few surprising moments in the book.

Lissa

November 12, 2017

This is the 2nd time I've read this book and the 1st book I've read from this author, it made me fall in love with him from the moment I first started reading it I remember it from the 1st time several years ago and it was as good as it was the 1st time I read it. He is truly a master at his craft, he's the rare authors that actually makes me want to read, enjoy reading and even read faster because I'm the type of person who rather watch shows & movies, but he makes his books come alive so much so that it's like I'm watching a movie, I can't put his books down, I even dream about what I've read. Truly an artist, the best of the best. You can tell he loves his work it shows because he's that good.

Carmen

March 18, 2021

This book is a re-read from my childhood this was the first thriller book that Ive read more than once!! It is soo good with a twist! One of the best underrated thriller books out there!!! Must read! This is about a girl named Ashely who witness her dad and best friend get killed by a serial killer and shes able to get away. But it doesn't end there it just getting started, thats just chapter 1 yesss chapter 1 this book grabs your attention immediately!! with an ending twist that will have you thinking 🤔about this book for days!!! Highly recommend!!!

Anna

September 06, 2018

This was my first Margolin—and I’ll be back! The content was heavy at the opening, but I pushed through and was glad I did. While I was able to guess one or two of the twists, I was also blind-sighted (and happy to be!) with another one or two. I’ll take those odds! I do not recommend reading before bed! If, like me, you are unable to put a book down close to the end, don’t start back up within an hour of when you crawl under the sheets 😂👏🤷🏻‍♀️.

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