In the Middle of the Night

The Shocking True Story of a Family Killed in Cold Blood

Brian McDonald

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The affluent suburb of Cheshire, Connecticut, seemed like the perfect place for Dr. William Petit and his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, to raise their two lovely daughters… Until July 23, 2007, when, according to police, two ex-cons invaded the Petit home hoping to embark on a routine robbery—one that would ultimately prove deadly.

What unfolded at 300 Sorghum Mill Drive was a tragic and horrifying sequence of events that shocked a community and made headlines across the nation. Before the morning was over, Mrs. Hawke-Petit and one of her daughters would be sexually assaulted, the entire house would go up in flames, and only Dr. Petit—his head bloodied, his legs bound—would manage to escape with his life. With the help of neighbors and local police, the two suspects were soon found and captured. Now, Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes await trial for murder IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

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Traci  rated it  
Feb 6, 2011
read this book in a day, darn cold snowy, icy weather keeping is all indoors!
anyways, always interesting to rad about something that happens in the state you live in.
i found it interesting that the author even visited one of the men in prison a few times. ...more
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Mike  rated it  
Oct 3, 2009
Exploitative? Perhaps. There is horror and heartbreak and soul-crushing grief behind this tale, as there is in other "true-crime" reads: In Cold Blood, The Executioner's Song, Helter Skelter. The appearance of this book, before the trials of Komisarjevsky and Hayes have even begun, is ...more
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Brian McDonald contributes frequently to New York City newspapers, including The New York Times. His first book, My Father’s Gun, won critical raves and became the subject of a major History Channel documentary series. Also the author of Last Call at Elaine’s, he lives in Manhattan.

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In the Middle of the Night
The Shocking True Story of a Family Killed in Cold Blood
Brian McDonald

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St. Martin's True Crime
September 2009
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ISBN: 9780312945749
ISBN10: 0312945744
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches, 256 pages, Includes 8 pages of photographs
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