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London Falling
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Mia Says…
Could not put this down. A mesmerising and thrilling glimpse of a city that I didn’t know existed. A rage-inducing account of billionaires in the shadows of London, all told along the thread of one absolutely astonishing and chilling story of a teenage boy caught up in an unbelieavable web of lies. Patrick Radden Keefe is an extraordinary storyteller.
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From the bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing comes a riveting story of wealth, violence and deceit at the heart of a glittering city.
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From the Baillie Gifford Prize-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing comes a riveting story of wealth, violence and deceit at the heart of a glittering city.
‘It will become a defining book of our time’ – Johanna Thomas-Corr, The Times
‘Gripping, rigorous, smart . . . breathtaking’ – Jon Ronson
‘A phenomenal book that will stay in your soul long after the last page . . . it captures how easily a life can go wrong in the shadows of a city bankrolled by billionaires’ – Emily Maitlis
‘More addictive than any box set . . . will make you see London in a completely new light’ – Sathnam Sanghera
In 2019, a London teenager, Zac Brettler, fell to his death from a luxury apartment building on the banks of the Thames. On a desperate quest to understand how their son had died, his grieving parents made a terrible discovery: Zac had been leading a fantasy life, posing as the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch.
Patrick Radden Keefe follows Zac’s parents on a dark journey to find out what brought him to the balcony that night – and how a teenager’s life of make-believe drew him into the city’s terrifying underworld.
| Weight | 0.598 kg |
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| Dimensions | 24.5 × 16.4 × 3.5 cm |
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| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 384 |
| Language | English |
| Dewey | 364.10609421 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
