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 enlarge | Author: Kevin Mcmurray
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 579
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.2 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 031294201X
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1523
EAN: 9780312942014
ASIN: 031294201X
Publication Date: November 27, 2007
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 The Title Says It All! January 28, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
The poor Kissell family who had it all but was cursed by it's own success. The poor brothers, Robert and Andrew Kissell, were murdered. Robert was murdered by his wife, Nancy, in Hong Kong. She was sentenced to life in prison there. Their three children would face a custody battle among in-laws. Andrew had lots of legal problems because he acted illegally and immorally in most business and finance transactions not like his brother Robert who graduated college, married, and rose up the financial ladder as being one of the hardest working financiers even in Hong Kong. Regardless, Robert and Andrew did not deserve their fate. Robert's wife, Nancy, was lonely and was having an affair with a blue collar television repairman in Vermont where they had a second winter home. Sadly, Robert and Andrew were laid beside their mother Elaine Kissell at Riverside Cemetery in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Robert's children are being raised by the only surviving Kissell child, Jane Kissell Clayton, in Seattle, Washington with her two children. The Kissell patriarch is still alive and living in Florida. It's still a sad story but I think the writer's inexperience at writing true crime stories surfaces here and will get better in the future.
 Another Amazing Story by One of the Great Story Tellers January 17, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
A Family Cursed: The Kissell Dynasty, a Gilded Fortune, and Two Brutal Murders (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
Kevin McMurry strikes again! This story of real life power, wealth, greed, desperation and yes murder, will captivate you. You do not need to be a lover of true crime stories to get hooked on this compelling story by Kevin. The author's vivid descriptions of desperate people doing the unthinkable in order to retain & gain wealth will capture your imagination. Two perfect American Families that any of us would love to be a part of or maybe not. Kevin's investigative reporting & analysis mixed with a true Irishman's uncanny ability to tell a story makes this read a real winner!
A Page-turner! December 29, 2007
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I don't usually read true crime books, but I picked up this one on a long plane trip and could not put it down. Kevin McMurray really knows how to tell a story! This has to be one of the best examples of its genre.
Great Read! November 30, 2007
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
A fascinating story told in such a gripping way that I couldn't put down. I highly recommend it.
Two Brothers November 28, 2007
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
This fascinating book is a thorough analysis of two sensational crimes. The author maintains a jounalistic objectivity that allows you to draw your own conclusions. The photographs are a help in keeping the complex characters straight. It also provides an insight into the current business environment. One brother invests in distressed debt and the other in real estate.
Glimpses into the rarefied communities of NY's upper east side, Stratton, Vt, Greenwich, Ct and the expatriate community of Hong Kong provoke a delicious sense of schadenfreude.
You do not have to be a true crime aficionado to enjoy this book.
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