A Rip in Heaven
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4.8 • 8 Ratings
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- €5.99
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- €5.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
A Rip in Heaven
A truly gripping read. Thank you for sharing the story of Julie and Robins short but amazing lives with us. And for sharing the grief anger guilt and all of the other raw emotions felt by Tom and the rest of the family in the aftermath of the murders.
To me a good book is one that makes you laugh or cry but A Rip in Heaven went way past this. I actually felt pure terror at points when reading this book.
I just couldn’t put it down and I finished reading it in 24 hours. Right up there with American Dirt which I rate in my top 5 reads.