Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
On a foggy summer night, eleven people – ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter – depart Marth’s Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are the painter, Scott Burroughs, and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of a powerful media mogul’s family.
Was it by chance that so many influential people perished? Or was something more sinister at work? A storm of media attention brings Scott fame that quickly morphs into notoriety and accusation, and he scrambles to salvage truth from the wreckage. Amid trauma and chaos, the fragile relationship between Scott and the young boy grows and glows at the heart of this stunning novel, raising questions of fate, morality, and the inextricable ties that bind us together.
Reviews
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley is a page-turner thriller about the crash of a private jet and the subsequent investigation. Through a series of flashbacks you get to know the backstories of all of the people who were on the flight. Before the Fall is a fast read and would make an excellent beach read (unless you are going on a private jet sometime in the near future). – Review by Carolynn
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Before the Fall is available at London Drugs along with many other great titles and is on sale for the month of June.
