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In his inimitably gripping and forensic prose, Patrick Radden Keefe follows Zac’s parents on a dark journey to find out what brought Zac to the balcony that night – and how a teenager’s world of make-believe drew him into the city’s terrifying underworld. *London Falling* is at once a devastating family tragedy, a riveting story of greed, power and deception, and an indictment of the culture that has transformed London into a haven for the malignant forces that have come to influence us all. *Visit* [AMAZON.CO.UK](https://amzn.to/4tJNmGG) [ ![](https://media.sheerluxe.com/PWGNkrIpjTENYvOf0WM-fZFM64o=/800x0/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fsheerluxe.com%2Fsites%2Fsheerluxe%2Ffiles%2Farticles%2F2026%2F04%2Fthree-summers-hardback-karen-swan.png?itok=POFOVry9) ](https://amzn.to/4c8mES9) ## Three Summers #### Karen Swan It’s 1957. Among the lemon trees, Rafaella Parisi impatiently waits for the summer visitors to arrive in her small fishing village on the coast of Puglia. 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