Sleeping Beauty
Phillip Margolin
Language: English
Pages: 480
ISBN: 0061582727
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
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 Ashley’s world apart.
And now Ashley must run for her life again.
an A if she slept with him. During the inquiry the school discovered the discrepancy on his résumé. He was given the choice of resigning or being fired.” “Why did you hire him if you knew all this?” “Joshua came to us more than a year or so after he left New England. He was completely open with us about his problems at Eton. He admitted propositioning the coed. He said he did it when he was drunk and depressed after getting another letter from a lawyer about the advance. We felt that it was
had told her how important it was that she make a positive identification without hesitation. If Maxfield was going to be punished for what he’d done to her, her family, and her friend, she would have to tell the judge that he was the man she saw at the boathouse. “I saw Joshua Maxfield that night.” She pointed at Maxfield. “He is the man sitting in the courtroom with his lawyer.” “Let the record reflect that Miss Spencer has identified the defendant, Joshua Maxfield,” Judge Stillman ordered.
Jerry as if he was insane. “I know that this is hard for you to take….” “My mother?” Ashley laughed harshly. “My mother is dead, Jerry. Joshua Maxfield killed her.” “No, your mother is not dead. Casey Van Meter is your biological mother. I’ve seen the proof.” Ashley shook her head stubbornly. “Terri Spencer is my mother. I hardly knew Casey Van Meter.” Jerry let out a puff of air. “I knew this wouldn’t be easy. Let me explain everything, okay? Then you can make up your mind. Remember I told
that she recognized you, though.” They discussed Casey’s condition a little longer. When the doctor and Ann Rostow excused themselves, Delilah turned to Ashley. “I’m going back to my office to start working on my case, but I’ll be in touch soon. You okay about going through this again?” “I wish I didn’t have to, but I want Maxfield punished. I want him in prison.” “Good,” Delilah said, flashing a big smile. “That makes two of us.” “Is he talking?” Jerry asked Delilah. “Has he admitted
Let’s visit.” Ashley promised to talk to Delilah later. Jerry followed as Casey took Ashley’s arm and led her through the crowd. Heads turned and people whispered when they saw the two women. Miles and the media had made them celebrities. Ashley had never welcomed her fame and she was glad when the attentions of the press waned after the trial. She had not been thrilled when the publicity blitz for the special edition of Sleeping Beauty had raised her public profile again. Miles was sitting