2017 Arthur Ellis Award, Best Nonfiction Book — Winner A sinister plot by a young woman left her mother dead and her father riddled with bullets.
From the outside looking in, Jennifer Pan seemed like a model daughter living a perfect life. The ideal child, the one her immigrant parents saw, was studying to become a pharmacist at the University of Toronto. But there was a dark, deceptive side to the angelic young woman.
In reality, Jennifer spent her days in the arms of her high school sweetheart, Daniel. In an attempt to lead the life she dreamed of, she would do almost anything: lie about her whereabouts, forge school documents, and invent fake jobs and a fictitious apartment. For many years she led this double life. But when her father discovered her web of lies, his ultimatum was severe. And so, too, was her revenge: a plan that culminated in cold-blooded murder. And it almost worked, except for one bad shot.
The story of Jennifer Pan is one of all-consuming love and devious betrayal that led to a cold-hearted plan hatched by a
group of youths who thought they could pull off the perfect crime.
By:
Jeremy Grimaldi
Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781459735248
ISBN 10: 1459735242
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 19 January 2017
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
PROLOGUE PART ONE: SHATTERED DREAMS 1 The Investigation Begins 2 Interview One 3 A Crack Squad 4 An Anonymous Informant 5 “That Hasn’t Gone Unnoticed” 6 Hann Speaks 7 “What Happens to Me?” 8 “It Was for Me” 9 Panic Sets In 10 An Early Christmas Present 11 The Noose Tightens PART TWO: THE TRIAL 12 All Eyes on Newmarket 13 Stranger Than Fiction 14 A Father Betrayed 15 A Brother’s Agony 16 “Astonishing Testimony” 17 A Spanner in the Works 18 Judgment Day 19 Epitome of Evil PART THREE: HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? 20 A New Country, a New Life 21 Great Expectations 22 A Child’s First Deception 23 Young Love 24 A Double Life 25 “House-Arrested” 26 Walking on Eggshells 27 ’Oh, That’s the Bad Guy” 28 Deadly Betrayal 29 “She’s Not My Mama“ 30 Game Time PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS Lives Forever Changed: Impact Statements Where Are They Now? Afterword by Dr. Betty Kershner, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist Bibliographic References Author’s Note
Jeremy Grimaldi is a journalist who has travelled through forty countries and worked in both Canada and the UK. He is currently the Crime and Justice Reporter for YorkRegion.com. While working as a court reporter, he covered the Jennifer Pan story for ten months. He lives in Toronto.
Reviews for A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story
A psychological thriller that is not so much a whodunit as a how-done-it and why-done-it. * South China Morning Post * The book is pure story: chronological, downhill, fast. * Globe and Mail * A hair-raising and revealing account of this harrowing case. * Crime Traveller * Jeremy Grimaldi has taken his place as one of Canada's premier true crime authors. * Kidnapping, Murder, and Mayhem *
- Winner of Arthur Ellis Award, Best Nonfiction Book 2017 (Canada)
