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Get the Summary of Patrick Radden Keefe's London Falling in 20 minutes. On November 29, 2019, nineteen-year-old Zac Brettler-drawn into London's elite world of wealth and illusion-fell to his death in the river Thames. In London Falling (2026), award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe unravels the mystery behind this haunting case. After Zac's death, his parents discovered he had been living under a fabricated identity as Zac Ismailov, son of a Russian oligarch. This deception pulled him into a dangerous network of powerful and shadowy figures. As the Brettlers searched for answers, they uncovered a hidden side of London where luxury, crime, and manipulation converge. London Falling blends investigative reporting with a deeply personal story of grief, identity, and unresolved questions...