The Ride: A Shocking Murder and a Bereaved Father's Journey from Rage to Redemption

by MacQuarrie, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780306816260
• ISBN10: 0306816261
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

The Ride tells the true story of one of the most gruesome crimes in recent memory-the 1997 abduction and murder of ten-year-old Massachusetts resident Jeffrey Curley-and how his father, Bob Curley, managed to heal the deep wounds of rage and emerge to become an outspoken critic of the death penalty. In vivid, compelling prose, Boston Globe reporter Brian MacQuarrie recounts the brutal crime that shocked New England and chronicles what transpires after Jeffrey's death, which is nearly as shocking as the crime itself. At the heart of this deeply touching story is the way Bob Curley summons the almost superhuman courage to reject the death penalty. In tracing his personal journey,The Ride presents an appealing everyman hero forced into the spotlight by unfathomable circumstances, and compelled to confront the consequences of his fury.

Author Biography

For the last twenty years, Brian MacQuarrie has been a reporter for the Boston Globe, where he was nominated in 2006 for a Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Boston.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
Inman Square	p. 3
A Ride to Hell	p. 25
The Face of Evil	p. 51
The Long Journey Home	p. 79
Storm at the State House	p. 103
Uncharted Ground	p. 135
Collateral Damage	p. 153
Questions and Beginnings	p. 167
Resurrection	p. 195
The Road Home	p. 217
Into the Light	p. 237
Epilogue	p. 253
Notes	p. 255
Acknowledgments	p. 259
Index	p. 263
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