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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 . . .\' - Emily Maitlis
\'More addictive than any box set . . .\' - 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 shocking discovery: Zac had been living a fantasy life, posing as the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch.
Patrick Radden Keefe follows Zac’s parents on a dark and gripping journey to uncover the truth behind that tragic night — and how a teenager’s make-believe life led him into London’s hidden and dangerous underworld.
