London Falling A Mysterious Death In A Gilded City And A Family’s Search For Truth

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'