Blood in the Snow: The True Story of a Stay-at-Home Dad, his High-Powered Wife, and the Jealousy that Drove him to Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312948123 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Henderson is the author of Afraid of the Dark, A Deadly Affair, Blood Justice, and Darker Than Nightall available from St. He has been a sportswriter for Detroit Free Press, a freelance writer for Detroit News, and a senior editor for a monthly business publication called Corporate Detroit. Martin's True Crime Library.. Tom Henderson, a native of Michigan, has w
But key elements in Stephen's story still weren't adding up: Why did he wait five days to go to police? What was the nature of his relationship with his children's beautiful, nineteen-year-old babysitter? Why did Stephen have cuts on his hands, and random bruises? Then, the police made a gruesome discovery.Parts of Tara Grant's body started turning up around the woods near the Grant's home. Washington Township, Michigan: Valentine's Day, 2007. The stay-at-home father of two was beside himself with despair. This is the shocking true story about a bitter, cheating husband whose crimes were revealed by the BLOOD IN THE SNOW.. Stephen Grant filed a missing person's report on his beloved wife, Tara. Why would Tara abandon him and their family? Was she involved with another man? Stephen's frantic, emotional search for Tara made national headlines, and the case was featured on Dateline among other television shows and news outlets. The truth was finally coming to light…and, after a two-day manhunt, Stephen admitted to having killed Tarafirst strangling her, then cutting her body into fourteen pieces before burying them
"Interesting story-marred by detail errors." according to windycitymoA. Interesting true crime book marred by sloppy editing/research; I dislike reporting that uses present tense. Bigger problem is a number of errorsthat detract from the narrative and make me wonder about other inaccuracies that may have slipped in. Refers to 9 Miles as the road that made Eminem famous-no, that was 8 Mile-and given that 8 Mile is the border between Detroit and the suburbs that Coleman Young referenced in his inauguration speech telling thugs to get out of the city past 8 Mile, pissing off the largely white suburbs, there's historical resonance as well. I lived in Detroit for 7 years-many suburbanites would boast the. He Does It Again T. Henderson I stumbled upon my first Tom Henderson true crime book seven or eight years ago and bought it because we share a name. I loved it and have bought all the others as they came out. The last one disappointed a tad because basically all the main characters were unlikeable, but Blood in the Snow is great! I loved the cops working the case, especially Koz. And the black humor had me laughing out loud, especially Stephen Grant's drug-fueled drive to northern Michigan as police were searching his house and finding body parts, and his run through a blizzard at the aptly named Wilderness State Park. There was some hilarious dialogue by th. Steve Reina said Or: Why Stephen Grant will NEVER be named husband of the year. INTRODUCTORY NOTE: I'm a huge Tom Henderson fan. From A Deadly Affair forward, this Michigan based crime writer has been turning out consistently good crime novels based on Michigan area cases.In this book, we learn the story of Stephen Grant. In "Or: Why Stephen Grant will NEVER be named husband of the year" according to Steve Reina. INTRODUCTORY NOTE: I'm a huge Tom Henderson fan. From A Deadly Affair forward, this Michigan based crime writer has been turning out consistently good crime novels based on Michigan area cases.In this book, we learn the story of Stephen Grant. In 2007, Grant took up an affair with his German born au pair. After being able to seduce the young woman to give him oral sex, Grant decided he was going to short circuit the divorce process by killing his wife Tara, cutting up her body and pretending that she'd run away in the middle of marital spat.Just as recounted in this book, I remember the process unfolding locally as Macomb County. 007, Grant took up an affair with his German born au pair. After being able to seduce the young woman to give him oral sex, Grant decided he was going to short circuit the divorce process by killing his wife Tara, cutting up her body and pretending that she'd run away in the middle of marital spat.Just as recounted in this book, I remember the process unfolding locally as Macomb County
In all, it's a wild ride of a read that's still compelling.” Metro Times. Henderson's book offers behind-the-scenes insights. And that makes all the difference. “Vivid characters carry the action in latest book about grisly Metro Detroit murder a page turner.” The Detroit News“Blood in the Snow is the third book about the case but it's also the only one that had police cooperation. He crafts a story of the Grants' marriage, their relations with family members and later, displays how those personalities manifested themselves during trial preparation