It was a headline story in the New York Times and USA Today. It was covered by Court TV and profiled on The Ricki Lake Show. Now, here is the intimate memoir of a shocking crime and its aftermath...one family's immediate and unforgettable story of what victims can suffer long after they should be safe.

Events

Jeanine will participate in St. Louis, Missouri's first annual "The Big Read" book festival as part of a memoirist panel, along with fellow memoirist J.R. Moehringer, author of THE TENDER BAR. The festival will be an all-day event held in Clayton's Central Business District on Saturday October 7, 2006.

Reviews

"Astringent commentary on our society's fascination with killers, who in media coverage often overshadow their victims. Cummins's memoir does a good job of retrieving the lives of Julie and Robin from that obscurity."—The Kirkus Review

"Cummins presents a mesmerizing, highly balanced memoir of the events, writing in the third person to give readers an intimate knowledge of each facet of the story. Cummins's noble account will ultimately draw readers into all sides of the story."—Publishers Weekly

"In this forceful memoir Cummins recounts the wrenching drama in a straightforward, expertly paced narrative that reads like a novel."—People Magazine

Many thanks to Ann Rule who has listed A Rip in Heaven as one of her Recommended Reads, www.annrules.com

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