Bigger than life : a murder, a memoir / Dinah Lenney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lenney, Dinah, author.

Series:

American lives.

American lives series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gross, Nelson, 1932-1997.

Gross, Nelson.

Lenney, Dinah.

Millionaires--Crimes against--New Jersey--Case studies.

Millionaires.

Murder victims' families--United States--Biography.

Murder victims' families.

Children of murder victims--United States--Biography.

Children of murder victims.

Fathers and daughters--United States--Biography.

Fathers and daughters.

Murder--New Jersey--Case studies.

Murder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nelson Gross led an outsized life-one in which he played many roles: father, brother, husband, politician, entrepreneur. When he was killed by a couple of teenagers in a botched abduction and robbery, the murder shook his family in predictable and terrible ways.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Prologue; 2. The Contents of the File; 3. The Last Visit; 4. Missing; 5. Just Business; 6. Still Missing; 7. Driving Lessons; 8. Waiting; 9. My Old Man; 10. The House with the Gate; 11. Remember; 12. Albert and Rose; 13. Acting; 14. Eulogies; 15. Christmas with Dogs; 16. Looking for Crumbs; 17. The Drama of the Not Particularly Gifted Child; 18. October, 1998; 19. Mementos; 20. Messages Received; 21. Nelson and Leah; 22. Coming and Going; 23. Mythology; 24. Two Fathers; 25. My Father under My Fingernails; 26. Resentment; 27. Conjecture; 28. Uncles; 29. Recovery

30. Keeping in Touch31. Family Gifts; 32. After Life; 33. A Pretty Good Day; 34. Coda

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-280-73516-3

9786610735167

0-8032-0624-0

OCLC:

476035933