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A Rip in Heaven : A Memoir of Murder And Its Aftermath
A Rip in Heaven A Memoir of Murder And Its Aftermath
Author: Jeanine Cummins
When my parents packed my brother, sister and me into the family van and drove us to Missouri for Spring Break, we brought our entirely imagined city-hardness with us. The hard truth that we were about to learn was that, in fact, we weren't tough kids at all. Our life in the city had not prepared us for anything. Nothing could prepare us for thi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451210531
ISBN-10: 0451210530
Publication Date: 6/1/2004
Pages: 320
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Publisher: NAL Trade
Book Type: Paperback
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First off, I never read true crime. Second, I have only read a limited number of memoirs. That said, this book took me by surprise and sucked me in. I had a hard time putting it down and when I finished the last sentence, I actually said "wow" out loud. The fact it is written by a relative of the victims makes it all the more heartbreaking. I would recommend this one.
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This book was so enlightening and so powerful. I don't have enough words to say what I am thinking and feeling after reading this book.
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Extremely well written, and so shocking, it's hard to believe it's true.

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Very good true story, makes you not want to put it down. Would recommend it to anyone.
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This is the true story of three cousins (Julie, Robin, and Tom) who went out late one evening; only one returned alive. Did Tom kill his cousins, or were they attacked by others? Four black men were eventually found guilty of the crime, even though there was no evidence. Did they do it? Or did Tom get away with murder?
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a well written true story you are able to feel their terror,pain and sorrow.

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Julie Kerry (Primary Character)
Robin Kerry (Primary Character)
Thomas "tom" Patrick Cummins (Primary Character)
Jeanine "Tink" Cummins (Major Character)
Marlin Gray (Average Character)
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