The instant sunday times no.1 Bestseller'a defining book of our time'
The times'the master of the non-fiction narrative'
The sunday times'a masterpiece'
The observer'compulsive'
The guardian'breathtaking'
Jon ronson'completely engrossing'
Louis theroux'phenomenal'
Emily maitlis'more addictive than any box set'
Sathnam sangherafrom 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. 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.
The instant sunday times no.1 Bestseller'a defining book of our time'
The times'the master of the non-fiction narrative'
The sunday times'a masterpiece'
