The sins of the past echo in the present in the new literary thriller from rising star of crime fiction, Rachael Blok.

The wind is cold this high up. The man shouts out, but nobody hears. The cathedral roof has caught his fall, but it will not hold him for long. The night is dark. And it is such a long way down…

On Good Friday, the verger of St Albans cathedral was supposed to be preparing the Easter service. Instead he discovers a man lying dead, fallen from the famous fifty-foot-high spire. Did he jump, or was he pushed?

For DCI Maarten Jansen, it’s a simple case of suspected suicide. Until a stranger, Willow, who witnessed the jump, prompts a deeper investigation into a long-buried past, involving a mental hospital, a pregnant woman, and fifty years of silence. As Willow’s own family history entwines with the case, Jansen starts to wonder how everything is connected.

The Fall is a haunting literary thriller about loss, trauma, silence, and how our past shapes who we are.

“Twisty, suspenseful and deeply atmospheric.” -Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange and The Lies You Told.

“Lyrical, assured and simmering with suspense.” -Victoria Selman, author of the critically acclaimed Ziba MacKenzie series.

“The Fall is a rare beast… Dark, atmospheric and truly original.” -Kate Simants, author of Lock Me In and A Ruined Girl.

“Wonderfully woven… oozes class from every page.” -Robert Scragg, crime author.

“Emotionally charged, atmospheric.” -Eleanor Ray, author of The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton.

“Held me spellbound… hugely satisfying.” -Polly Phillips, author of My Best Friend’s Murder.

“Uncoils like the snapping of a whip, lashing the past into the present with the revealing of dark family secrets.” Dominic Nolan, author of Vine Street, a Sunday Times Best Crime Book of the Year pick.

“Unwinds slowly and deliberately to a heart-pounding conclusion.” -James Delargy, author of 55 and Vanished.

“Captivating storytelling and a real page turner – kept me up reading into the small hours!” -Fliss Chester, author of The Fen Churche Mysteries.

“From the atmospheric and chilling prologue, The Fall held me tight in its thrall until the spine-tingling conclusion.” -Sam Holland, thriller author.

“Rachael Blok’s crime fiction is as cool and restrained as its Dutch detective.” -Jo Furniss, author of Amazon Charts-bestseller All the Little Children.

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