Ryan D’Agostino’s ‘The Rising’ A Compelling Look At Petit Story

With time, access and superior writing and observing skills, a talented journalist can re-create a searing family tragedy that allows readers to analyze, ponder and learn from it.

That’s what Ryan D’Agostino has done in “The Rising: Murder, Heartbreak, and the Power of Human Resilience in an American Town.”

D’Agostino grew up in West Hartford, not far from where two men on a rainy early morning in J ...