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.

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