The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book-the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families.
A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins' story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis. When, after a harrowing ordeal, Tom managed to escape the attackers and flag down help, he thought the nightmare would soon be over.
He couldn't have been more wrong. Tom, his sister Jeanine, and their entire family were just at the beginning of a horrific odyssey through the aftermath of a violent crime, a world of shocking betrayal, endless heartbreak, and utter disillusionment. It was a trial by fire from which no family member would emerge unscathed.
| ISBN: | 9780451210531 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2004 |
| Author: | Jeanine Cummins |
| Publisher: | Berkley an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 302 pages |
| Genres: |
True crime: serial killers and murderers Coping with / advice about death and bereavement Memoirs |
The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book-the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families.A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins' story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis.
A Rip in Heaven features in the following genres: True crime: serial killers and murderers, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Memoirs
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A Rip in Heaven was written by Jeanine Cummins and published by Berkley an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
A Rip in Heaven has 302 pages