Peter Hernon

About The Author

Peter Hernon is the author of three published novels, including 8.4 (Putnam). His three non-fiction books include the New York Times bestselling Under the Influence, The Great Rescue (HarperCollins), and A Terrible Thunder (Doubleday). A former reporter and Chicago Tribune editor, Hernon lives with his wife in St. Louis, close to their two daughters and five grandchildren.

Books by Peter Hernon

8.4
By Peter Hernon
The New Madrid Seismic Zone is 140 miles, stretching across five states. In 1811 and 1812 enormous earthquakes erupted along this zone, effecting 24 states, creating lakes in Tennessee and causing the Mississippi River to run backward. In Peter Hernon’s 8.4 the New Madrid awakens, threatening the...
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Terrible Thunder

The Story of the New Orleans Sniper

By Peter Hernon
On New Year''s Eve in New Orleans, 1972, Mark Essex began one of the most violent and deadly sniper attacks on policemen that any American city had ever seen. Before it ended one week later, hundreds of armed police and an assault helicopter would be called to a burning downtown hotel to battle p...
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