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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
Washington Township, Michigan: Valentine's Day, 2007. Stephen Grant filed a missing person's report on his beloved wife, Tara. The stay-at-home father of two was beside himself with despair. 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. 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. The truth was finally coming to light ... and, after a two-day manhunt, Stephen admitted to having killed Tara—first strangling her, then cutting her body into fourteen pieces before burying them. This is the shocking true story about a bitter, cheating husband whose crimes were revealed by the Blood in the Snow.
Stephen's frantic, emotional search for Tara made national headlines, and the case was featured on Dateline among other television shows and news outlets. 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. The truth was finally coming to light ... and, after a two-day manhunt, Stephen admitted to having killed Tara—first strangling her, then cutting her body into fourteen pieces before burying them. This is the shocking true story about a bitter, cheating husband whose crimes were revealed by the Blood in the Snow.
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 15, 2011
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April 19, 2022
I’m honestly not sure how one can make such a horrific crime boring but that’s what happened here.
This should’ve been a way shorter book. It trailed off into the life stories of several cops/detectives working the case, and I’m sorry but we don’t care. It would even veer into other crimes they’ve seen in the context of the worst thing they’d seen up until this point. I kept thinking I’d missed something because out of nowhere we’d be talking about another heinous act and new names I hadn’t heard before.
This isn’t Law & Order. The victims and perps are supposed to be the “main characters” in this. We didn’t even get any good descriptions of the people we’re actually supposed to be hearing about but I could probably tell you how a detective takes his coffee.
I’ve never heard of this case so I searched online to see what they look like and with not much left in the book, I may just read the story online.
Honestly, save the time and just Google it or look up a doc on Prime, ID, etc. because this was a waste.
This should’ve been a way shorter book. It trailed off into the life stories of several cops/detectives working the case, and I’m sorry but we don’t care. It would even veer into other crimes they’ve seen in the context of the worst thing they’d seen up until this point. I kept thinking I’d missed something because out of nowhere we’d be talking about another heinous act and new names I hadn’t heard before.
This isn’t Law & Order. The victims and perps are supposed to be the “main characters” in this. We didn’t even get any good descriptions of the people we’re actually supposed to be hearing about but I could probably tell you how a detective takes his coffee.
I’ve never heard of this case so I searched online to see what they look like and with not much left in the book, I may just read the story online.
Honestly, save the time and just Google it or look up a doc on Prime, ID, etc. because this was a waste.
November 26, 2022
A tale of murder and the pursuit of justice, which true crime fans will enjoy.
April 8, 2022
The story was fine, but oh my God the editing of this book was terrible. I'm pretty laid back when it comes to judging true crime books; I don't expect them to be glorious works of fiction because I'm just here for the story. This was full of weird punctuation, spelling errors, and run-on sentences. Who allowed this book to be published like this?!
March 26, 2016
A great, great read about a terrible crime. Henderson writes this one in a slangy, gossipy way that perfectly captures the way we Detroiters talked about the Tara Grant murder at the time it was all going down. But there a much, much more information in here than I ever knew about before. Don't make the mistake of putting this one down before you've finished the last page; it gets weirder and worse the longer you read. This book is a testament to how much destruction one person can cause.
April 14, 2018
Nothing crazy awesome. Nothing to write home about. A decent true crime story that isn't too terribly predictable. "Just okay".
September 27, 2018
I'd rate this true crime book a solid 3.5 stars; I liked it but I didn't REALLY like it a lot. Maybe I should blame my frame of mind; perhaps I just wasn't into a true crime novel. The writing is decent; the villain is despicable.
January 13, 2018
So I forgot to bring The Stone Sky to work and read this instead. Honestly, I've been more like skimming it.
The problem with this book is that there simply isn't enough material to fill a book. 350 pages for what was essentially an open and shut case. There was no doubt that he did the crime -- they found a piece of her body in the house -- and even the trial was simple a 'will this be manslaughter or 1st degree murder' type thing. They found her body within days of the missing report and they found him a couple days later. There was no suspense, no real plot twists; it was basically a case of a man wanting to marry his mistress (the nanny -- haha) and not wanting to divorce.
So we get a whole shitton of filler. The author does all the usual: we get a huge chunk of the police interview, we get the life history of everyone who says three sentences in the book, and it gets filled with some much nonsense just to fill pages.
The problem with this book is that there simply isn't enough material to fill a book. 350 pages for what was essentially an open and shut case. There was no doubt that he did the crime -- they found a piece of her body in the house -- and even the trial was simple a 'will this be manslaughter or 1st degree murder' type thing. They found her body within days of the missing report and they found him a couple days later. There was no suspense, no real plot twists; it was basically a case of a man wanting to marry his mistress (the nanny -- haha) and not wanting to divorce.
So we get a whole shitton of filler. The author does all the usual: we get a huge chunk of the police interview, we get the life history of everyone who says three sentences in the book, and it gets filled with some much nonsense just to fill pages.
November 30, 2020
it was fine, wish they’d spent more time discussing Tara and Stephen’s relationship
May 2, 2021
Fascinating story local to me, but very graphic and sad. True portrait of a narcissist sociopath. The writing was well done, but dated in that some descriptions of people, women's sexuality or gender roles read vaguely politically incorrect to today's reader. I also do not care for the way this narrator reads women's voices in higher pitched way. It makes it sound like he is making fun of the woman each time he speaks.
October 1, 2021
Maybe 3.5 🌟 True crime story about what has sadly become an all too common event in our society, the grizzly murder of a young wife and mother. The villain here is incredibly despicable and extra sleazy, felt like I needed a shower after this one.
February 7, 2024
This book as rough. Such a sad story. I really enjoyed how thorough it was with the details about the actual murder, catching him, the court case, and even the current (at the time) lives of all involved. This was a horrible story, but a great book.
March 13, 2021
Very thorough account of a despicable husband and how he kills his wife. Lots and lots of detail, sometimes redundant. He’s a creep.
February 16, 2024
Not well-written.
April 28, 2022
This is a very creepy and sad story and Stephen Grant is a psychopath/sociopath. I listened via audible and found it difficult to slog through but the narrator has a good voice and is clear, maybe a bit dry. The more difficult parts to get through were the author’s odd and random jabs at the media and the president at the time, repetitiveness plus the weird misplaced character references as well as detail on other murder cases making the news. I don’t understand why that was included. This kept making me think of him as pretty juvenile, oh and of course he refers to himself in the story too. He seemed to be inserting his own beliefs rather than an objective portrayal of everything that occurred, just odd. I think while this story needed to be told a better nonfiction/investigation writer may have been able to elevate the details and made for a way better telling.
August 26, 2016
Above average true crime book, with unusual facts.
A well-presented true-crime case set in Michigan, without too much detailed background information about the key players. If you are an Ann Rule fan, you will enjoy this one -- much the same approach.
A well-presented true-crime case set in Michigan, without too much detailed background information about the key players. If you are an Ann Rule fan, you will enjoy this one -- much the same approach.
December 27, 2016
Very interesting case. The writing style wasn't great and often distracted me but I would still recommend it for true crime fans!
April 6, 2022
DNF.
I was looking for an audiobook and came into this one completely blind. That often works well for True Crime books, but I probably wouldn't have chosen it if I'd read the wikipedia page first.
So I originally had patience for the minute details about every single police officer on the case. I assumed this case was going to be solved by meticulous police work, and I'd probably need to know these people for the contributions they'd later make. Yeah, no. It's just filler. Because this case was solved with a bystander finding something in a park and the police getting a search warrant for his house. But I still wanted to know the timeline of events, so I kept listening.
When the book finally says we are getting to the confession, we spend 13 minutes on a filler chapter. Filler about what the police were thinking as they drove to the hospital. Filler about how the traffic involved people going snowmobiling. Filler about Miranda forms and what's on all of them; filler about the detective's opening salvo with this guy; filler about the detective doubly-checking the tape recorder. And then filler about what Tara's sister thinks about the confession this book keeps teasing. I probably would have been interested in the last of those, except it was in the wrong place. This isn't television. There's no commercial break in between chapters, so there's no reason to keep stringing us along like this. If the author had a care for Tara's sister, I assume it would have materialized before now. And with half of the book moralizing about the media vultures, I really didn't expect this to be filled with so much unnecessary garbage about everyone surrounding the case.
Turns out his version of events is about what you immediately imagined, though he's more depraved than you would have thought. Then again, I'm reading a book about it, so it isn't that surprising that this was a little more than your regular murder/intended-but-failed-because-he's-an-utter-coward-suicide. I checked the table of contents to see if there were titles for chapters and discovered I still had 4 HOURS left in this book. The only tension I can see is whether he's convicted on first or second degree murder, so I looked it up. And wow. This all happened in about 2 WEEKS? The harping on "daily" press conferences, and how he got newspapers "daily" from a gas station near the police station, and how the one officer was some sort of mastermind by keeping the press engaged?
Sorry. DNF. No regrets on that.
I was looking for an audiobook and came into this one completely blind. That often works well for True Crime books, but I probably wouldn't have chosen it if I'd read the wikipedia page first.
So I originally had patience for the minute details about every single police officer on the case. I assumed this case was going to be solved by meticulous police work, and I'd probably need to know these people for the contributions they'd later make. Yeah, no. It's just filler. Because this case was solved with a bystander finding something in a park and the police getting a search warrant for his house. But I still wanted to know the timeline of events, so I kept listening.
When the book finally says we are getting to the confession, we spend 13 minutes on a filler chapter. Filler about what the police were thinking as they drove to the hospital. Filler about how the traffic involved people going snowmobiling. Filler about Miranda forms and what's on all of them; filler about the detective's opening salvo with this guy; filler about the detective doubly-checking the tape recorder. And then filler about what Tara's sister thinks about the confession this book keeps teasing. I probably would have been interested in the last of those, except it was in the wrong place. This isn't television. There's no commercial break in between chapters, so there's no reason to keep stringing us along like this. If the author had a care for Tara's sister, I assume it would have materialized before now. And with half of the book moralizing about the media vultures, I really didn't expect this to be filled with so much unnecessary garbage about everyone surrounding the case.
Turns out his version of events is about what you immediately imagined, though he's more depraved than you would have thought. Then again, I'm reading a book about it, so it isn't that surprising that this was a little more than your regular murder/intended-but-failed-because-he's-an-utter-coward-suicide. I checked the table of contents to see if there were titles for chapters and discovered I still had 4 HOURS left in this book. The only tension I can see is whether he's convicted on first or second degree murder, so I looked it up. And wow. This all happened in about 2 WEEKS? The harping on "daily" press conferences, and how he got newspapers "daily" from a gas station near the police station, and how the one officer was some sort of mastermind by keeping the press engaged?
Sorry. DNF. No regrets on that.
December 2, 2025
Tragic True Crime Wonderfully Told
I love this author and will read more of his books. He sort of reminds me of my favorite novelist, Elmore Leonard, in how he breaks the rules with his fresh style of writing. I'll just paste an example of one particular part that I loved:
They watched TV the rest of the morning, awaiting the okay from the doctor in charge of the ICU for Grant’s release. Word was, it’d be early afternoon. Question now is, what about the media? How can we sneak Grant out? Fuck it, say Bud and Berger. They arrange some wooden barricades at the main entrance, keep the media at least a little at bay, wheel Grant out in his dumbass, zebra-striped jail duds they’ve brought with them, wide black and white stripes that make him look all the more ridiculous in the next day’s front-page photos, and let him stare bug-eyed at the media while they snap their digital shots and holler out their questions. They get him into Mangan and Vandenboom’s Ford Expedition, pull out at 1 P.M., head east to I-75, then a straight shot south to Detroit. Berger and Budzynowski are leading the miniprocession in their Taurus, Grant in the second car, a Channel 4 on-air guy named Kevin Deitz trailing in the third. Berger keeps it at eighty-five, to see how bad the TV guy wants to keep up. At Pontiac, north of Detroit, the TV helicopters join the procession, making it a 3-D affair. Just as every porn director worth his or her salt knows it all revolves around the money shot, every TV producer or director in America has a need, a desire morphed through recent evolution into hard-wired genetic code: get the O.J. shot. Overhead view, cops in procession. So, all the Detroit stations cut in live, Bud and Berger in front, Mangin and Vandenboom in the middle, Dietz bringing up the rear, Grant, poor-ass substitute for O.J., but a wife killer nonetheless, down there somewhere, hidden under metal. And the copters follow them, traveling close to the speed limit now, to the Macomb County Jail, the first two cars going under the building, Dietz stopping out front. Hidden from viewers at home, Grant is led to his cell. It’s four-thirty, they’ve set some sort of land-speed record for Petoskey to Mt. Clemens, justice swift and sure for one afternoon, at least.
I love this author and will read more of his books. He sort of reminds me of my favorite novelist, Elmore Leonard, in how he breaks the rules with his fresh style of writing. I'll just paste an example of one particular part that I loved:
They watched TV the rest of the morning, awaiting the okay from the doctor in charge of the ICU for Grant’s release. Word was, it’d be early afternoon. Question now is, what about the media? How can we sneak Grant out? Fuck it, say Bud and Berger. They arrange some wooden barricades at the main entrance, keep the media at least a little at bay, wheel Grant out in his dumbass, zebra-striped jail duds they’ve brought with them, wide black and white stripes that make him look all the more ridiculous in the next day’s front-page photos, and let him stare bug-eyed at the media while they snap their digital shots and holler out their questions. They get him into Mangan and Vandenboom’s Ford Expedition, pull out at 1 P.M., head east to I-75, then a straight shot south to Detroit. Berger and Budzynowski are leading the miniprocession in their Taurus, Grant in the second car, a Channel 4 on-air guy named Kevin Deitz trailing in the third. Berger keeps it at eighty-five, to see how bad the TV guy wants to keep up. At Pontiac, north of Detroit, the TV helicopters join the procession, making it a 3-D affair. Just as every porn director worth his or her salt knows it all revolves around the money shot, every TV producer or director in America has a need, a desire morphed through recent evolution into hard-wired genetic code: get the O.J. shot. Overhead view, cops in procession. So, all the Detroit stations cut in live, Bud and Berger in front, Mangin and Vandenboom in the middle, Dietz bringing up the rear, Grant, poor-ass substitute for O.J., but a wife killer nonetheless, down there somewhere, hidden under metal. And the copters follow them, traveling close to the speed limit now, to the Macomb County Jail, the first two cars going under the building, Dietz stopping out front. Hidden from viewers at home, Grant is led to his cell. It’s four-thirty, they’ve set some sort of land-speed record for Petoskey to Mt. Clemens, justice swift and sure for one afternoon, at least.
August 19, 2024
Blood in the Snow by Tom Henderson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Blood in the Snow by Tom Henderson is a gripping true crime account that delves into the chilling murder of high-powered attorney Tara Grant by her stay-at-home husband, Stephen Grant. This case, which shook the quiet community of Macomb County, Michigan, in 2007, reveals the dark side of a seemingly normal suburban life. Stephen, consumed by jealousy and resentment towards his successful wife, brutally strangled Tara in their home, dismembered her body, and scattered her remains in a nearby park. The horror of the crime was amplified by Stephen's disturbing attempt to cover up his actions, even reporting Tara as missing to the police and media, all while hiding the gruesome truth.
Author Tom Henderson, a seasoned journalist and true crime writer, brings his expertise to this shocking case, providing detailed and well-researched insights into the events that led to the murder, the investigation, and the trial that followed. Henderson's work is known for its meticulous attention to detail and ability to humanize the victims of such horrific crimes, making his books not just factual recounts but emotional journeys as well.
This book left me questioning how people can harbor such evil or even support it, as seen with Stephen’s complicit sister, who comes across as shockingly unsympathetic and morally compromised. The depths of depravity within this family are hard to comprehend, and it's no wonder their father took his own life a year after these horrors were uncovered. The portrayal of Stephen and his sister paints a picture of a truly dreadful pair.
This was a completely new story to me, having never heard of it before, and that likely added to the gripping nature of the narrative. Henderson's storytelling kept me hooked until the very end when justice was, for once, served in full. The book is a compelling read for true crime enthusiasts, offering not just the facts but a deep dive into the psychology behind the crime.
Blood in the Snow will leave you reflecting on the darkest corners of human nature and the tragic consequences that can arise when jealousy and resentment are allowed to fester unchecked.
Blood in the Snow by Tom Henderson is a gripping true crime account that delves into the chilling murder of high-powered attorney Tara Grant by her stay-at-home husband, Stephen Grant. This case, which shook the quiet community of Macomb County, Michigan, in 2007, reveals the dark side of a seemingly normal suburban life. Stephen, consumed by jealousy and resentment towards his successful wife, brutally strangled Tara in their home, dismembered her body, and scattered her remains in a nearby park. The horror of the crime was amplified by Stephen's disturbing attempt to cover up his actions, even reporting Tara as missing to the police and media, all while hiding the gruesome truth.
Author Tom Henderson, a seasoned journalist and true crime writer, brings his expertise to this shocking case, providing detailed and well-researched insights into the events that led to the murder, the investigation, and the trial that followed. Henderson's work is known for its meticulous attention to detail and ability to humanize the victims of such horrific crimes, making his books not just factual recounts but emotional journeys as well.
This book left me questioning how people can harbor such evil or even support it, as seen with Stephen’s complicit sister, who comes across as shockingly unsympathetic and morally compromised. The depths of depravity within this family are hard to comprehend, and it's no wonder their father took his own life a year after these horrors were uncovered. The portrayal of Stephen and his sister paints a picture of a truly dreadful pair.
This was a completely new story to me, having never heard of it before, and that likely added to the gripping nature of the narrative. Henderson's storytelling kept me hooked until the very end when justice was, for once, served in full. The book is a compelling read for true crime enthusiasts, offering not just the facts but a deep dive into the psychology behind the crime.
Blood in the Snow will leave you reflecting on the darkest corners of human nature and the tragic consequences that can arise when jealousy and resentment are allowed to fester unchecked.
April 4, 2021
Generally speaking, this was a very gripping rendition of a dreadful murder by a classic sociopath, Stephen Grant, who not only killed his hard-working, high-flier wife, but dismembered her and distributed her body parts all over the snow-filled trails he knew intimately from running them.
I did not mind the extensive details about the sheriff whose team was responsible for bringing that monster to justice, or the various diversions that kind of made sense at the end. What became a little tedious was hearing the same parts of the crime over and over again: outlined by the author, then admitted to by the killer, then covered once more at the trial. I think quite a bit of trimming would have improved this book tremendously. Not least the (seemingly) endless correspondence and phone calls between Grant and his appalling sister, Kelly.
It's the kind of book that leaves you questioning why some people are either so totally evil or willing to support the evil in their midst -- not only the killer, but his complicit sister who does not come across well at all. I'm not suprised their father committed suicide a year after these horrors ...what a dreadful pair to have spawned.
This was a completely new story to me, having never heard of it before. That likely helped to keep me gripped until the end when true justice (for once) was well and truly served.
I did not mind the extensive details about the sheriff whose team was responsible for bringing that monster to justice, or the various diversions that kind of made sense at the end. What became a little tedious was hearing the same parts of the crime over and over again: outlined by the author, then admitted to by the killer, then covered once more at the trial. I think quite a bit of trimming would have improved this book tremendously. Not least the (seemingly) endless correspondence and phone calls between Grant and his appalling sister, Kelly.
It's the kind of book that leaves you questioning why some people are either so totally evil or willing to support the evil in their midst -- not only the killer, but his complicit sister who does not come across well at all. I'm not suprised their father committed suicide a year after these horrors ...what a dreadful pair to have spawned.
This was a completely new story to me, having never heard of it before. That likely helped to keep me gripped until the end when true justice (for once) was well and truly served.
April 14, 2020
This is the story of Tara Grant, a mother and high-powered executive who was killed by her no-good husband. It is a true-crime book and details her sudden disappearance, the search for her, and the subsequent legal fallout when her body is found. The book covers the killer's actions before, during, and after the murder, and through the murder trial.
It is not often that you see a true-crime book with a twist at the end. But this book is one of those. I will not spoil it here, but suffice it to say it is an interesting one. I was only going to give this book three stars but for the twist at the end, which bumps it up to 4 stars category. This story immediately drew me in and kept me reading, though I thought the writing dragged in the middle. The author has a habit of giving you a five page rundown of each major player in the book, which is pertinent for some people, but less so for various detectives, attorneys, and judges. I felt like the story could have some of it's fluff cut out and would still be a good book without it. There is some mention of alcohol use, some descriptions of sex acts, and violence pretty much throughout. It's a true-crime book. Not everyone gets out alive.
It is not often that you see a true-crime book with a twist at the end. But this book is one of those. I will not spoil it here, but suffice it to say it is an interesting one. I was only going to give this book three stars but for the twist at the end, which bumps it up to 4 stars category. This story immediately drew me in and kept me reading, though I thought the writing dragged in the middle. The author has a habit of giving you a five page rundown of each major player in the book, which is pertinent for some people, but less so for various detectives, attorneys, and judges. I felt like the story could have some of it's fluff cut out and would still be a good book without it. There is some mention of alcohol use, some descriptions of sex acts, and violence pretty much throughout. It's a true-crime book. Not everyone gets out alive.
January 7, 2021
Not the typical true-crime type of book which I have read. This is due mostly to absolutely zero mystery as to who did the killing.
Instead, author Tom Henderson details exactly how sick and conceited murderer Stephen Grant was and is. Not only is he full of himself, delusional at how much of a Romeo he was, but he just isn’t very smart, either.
Later in the book this selfishness is apparent in his sister as they callously trade barbs about the deceased. That was the most disturbing part.
The trial portion left little surprises, but that was to be expected.
There were so many worlds turned upside down because of this sicko’s actions- those are the ones I feel sorry for.
Narrator Paul Michael Garcia did a pretty excellent job with what he was given. The voices were distinct and he made the story flow easily. I do feel that if I were reading a physical book rather than listening, I would have gotten very bored of this one. However, Garcia kept me intrigued for the most part.
Not the best true crime story, but certainly not the worst that is in my library. (That would be “If You Tell”). 3.5/5
Instead, author Tom Henderson details exactly how sick and conceited murderer Stephen Grant was and is. Not only is he full of himself, delusional at how much of a Romeo he was, but he just isn’t very smart, either.
Later in the book this selfishness is apparent in his sister as they callously trade barbs about the deceased. That was the most disturbing part.
The trial portion left little surprises, but that was to be expected.
There were so many worlds turned upside down because of this sicko’s actions- those are the ones I feel sorry for.
Narrator Paul Michael Garcia did a pretty excellent job with what he was given. The voices were distinct and he made the story flow easily. I do feel that if I were reading a physical book rather than listening, I would have gotten very bored of this one. However, Garcia kept me intrigued for the most part.
Not the best true crime story, but certainly not the worst that is in my library. (That would be “If You Tell”). 3.5/5
December 27, 2022
Another one of these true crime stories that would be boring except for one outlying element. For me, I've always wanted to know about the Tara Grant case because it's so local to me. Literally if I weren't in the hospital catching up on audiobooks I might have been listening as I drove the streets mentioned in the book. If you're a Michigan native with nostalgia, pick up this book.
I went back and forth on the rating. The first half of the book earned itself three stars. The second half I'd give four stars, but I'd feel really bad about it. What was better in the second half is that the author suddenly developed a really dirty mouth and sense of humor. He started mocking the killer, which is hilarious, but somehow also made the murder itself seem funny. Not sure how to feel about that.
I listened to this on Audible and had a hard time with the narrator. He's got a flat, newscaster sort of voice. I figured out that it's much improved by speeding up to 1.25x, which makes him sound like an old timey broadcaster. Very fun.
I went back and forth on the rating. The first half of the book earned itself three stars. The second half I'd give four stars, but I'd feel really bad about it. What was better in the second half is that the author suddenly developed a really dirty mouth and sense of humor. He started mocking the killer, which is hilarious, but somehow also made the murder itself seem funny. Not sure how to feel about that.
I listened to this on Audible and had a hard time with the narrator. He's got a flat, newscaster sort of voice. I figured out that it's much improved by speeding up to 1.25x, which makes him sound like an old timey broadcaster. Very fun.
October 30, 2018
Really interesting case study of what people are capable of. Tara Grant's husband murdered her and then, in front of their children, called her cell phone to reprimand her for not calling home. So odd. He was not a particularly savvy killer. He was a creepy dude who had a peephole in his closet to spy on the au pairs they hired, someone who pretended he was doing dangerous under cover work when he was indeed not, someone who was cheating on his wife and installed spyware on her computer so he could track every interaction she had (she was not cheating on him), and who was just a liar and sneak in general.
The most interesting thing about this case is the actions taken by the murderer after he killed his wife. Everything he did fascinated me because it was just so unbelievable. He was either really cruel or completely inept, and constantly making himself out to be the victim, a surprising combination that made this a page turner.
The most interesting thing about this case is the actions taken by the murderer after he killed his wife. Everything he did fascinated me because it was just so unbelievable. He was either really cruel or completely inept, and constantly making himself out to be the victim, a surprising combination that made this a page turner.
May 10, 2022
Finished listening to The Audiobook of Blood I'm The Snow and I rate it 4.5 stars
In Washington Township, Michigan, on Valentine's Day, 2007, Stephen Grant filed a missing persons report on his beloved wife, Tara. She's missing and nobody knows where she is or what's happened to her, but what started out as a missing person turns out to be the hunt for a murderer..
I found this a really shocking book I couldn't believe what happened the lies the killer told, it was very upsetting and it just goes to show that the one who's meant to love and protect you is the one you need protecting from, I found it disgraceful how the husband acted his behaviour was beyond shocked and unacceptable.
The lies people tell to get away with murder is terrible and I doubt think he even felt remorse, you also hear tape recordings of his conversation with his sister while in prison and she seems just as vindictive..
I would highly recommend this audiobook
In Washington Township, Michigan, on Valentine's Day, 2007, Stephen Grant filed a missing persons report on his beloved wife, Tara. She's missing and nobody knows where she is or what's happened to her, but what started out as a missing person turns out to be the hunt for a murderer..
I found this a really shocking book I couldn't believe what happened the lies the killer told, it was very upsetting and it just goes to show that the one who's meant to love and protect you is the one you need protecting from, I found it disgraceful how the husband acted his behaviour was beyond shocked and unacceptable.
The lies people tell to get away with murder is terrible and I doubt think he even felt remorse, you also hear tape recordings of his conversation with his sister while in prison and she seems just as vindictive..
I would highly recommend this audiobook
February 24, 2018
True crime stories fascinate me and are definitely stranger than fiction. I do not think I will ever understand the mindset that allows for the murder (let alone dismemberment) of someone you proclaimed to "love" at some point, but I seek for that understanding. The details of this story are gruesome, but well written, and the heartache of the family juxtaposed with the flippant, even jocular manner of the killer and his sister is astonishing. I loved the detectives and their emotional involvement with the case, and even though the judge annoyed me at first (loopholes and favoritism in the law piss me off), ultimately I was pleased with the final outcome.
April 6, 2022
Solid true crime, with the bonus of its familiar setting and the recent discovery that one of my wife’s friends got matched up with Stephen Grant on a dating site in the period between Tara Grant’s disappearance and the discovery of her body. Apparently, they exchanged quite a few communications, but never met in person because … well, he got arrested. When we saw this on a table outside Deadtime Stories, Charlotte remarked “hey, that’s the killer that [name redacted] almost dated.” So I had to pick it up. I didn’t remember the case unfolding, which is odd. But whatever; now I’ve got the story in me.
September 21, 2023
Honestly, it was boring. It’s such an insane case and it was just watered and dulled down in this book. I finished this only because I find the case fascinating (I already knew of it) and I was wondering if this book had additional details (it for sure did but not on anything interesting)
Waaaaaay too much detail was given on things that don’t matter. I don’t see why anyone would care about the detectives childhood, that would never be the reason someone picked up this book to read and just felt like filler.
I’d recommend you go find a YouTube video about this case instead of reading this.
Waaaaaay too much detail was given on things that don’t matter. I don’t see why anyone would care about the detectives childhood, that would never be the reason someone picked up this book to read and just felt like filler.
I’d recommend you go find a YouTube video about this case instead of reading this.
June 18, 2025
It doesn't help my review to have had the book suddenly be "over" on my ebook edition! Of course, I can check on the internet how long the sentence was but it's frustration to suddenly run out of chapters to read when one isn't at the end of the story! I love true crime books so I was drawn to this one as I knew of the case but didn't know much about the people involved or resolution of the case. I must say, Tom Henderson is not Ann Rule! (My favorite true crime author.) Many places the story line and action really drug...to the point, I didn't care what the outcome of that peticular part of the story would be. Ready for the next case...
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