Since We Fell - by Dennis Lehane (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"Endlessly surprising . . . [A] twisty tale."

--Wall Street Journal

After a very public mental breakdown, Rachel Childs, once a tenacious, globe-trotting journalist, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel's marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths.

"A sleek thriller . . . Well-crafted suspense."

--Tampa Bay Times

"Terrific . . . Lehane is the master."

--Gillian Flynn

"A pleasantly twisted character study and a love story."

--Washington Post

Review Quotes

"[Lehane] remains one of the great, diabolical thriller kings who seems intimately acquainted with darkness and can make it seep from the page." -- New York Times

"A pleasantly twisted character study and a love story. . . . Lehane is in command of what he's doing." -- Washington Post

"A pleasantly twisted character study and a love story. . . . Lehane is in command of what he's doing." -- Tampa Bay Times

"Lehane has written two books-one, an insightful examination of the search for identity and belonging, and two, a thriller that constantly leaves you guessing-and then smashed them together into one terrific read." -- Gillian Flynn

"A riveting exercise in psychological suspense." -- Providence Journal

"Endlessly surprising. . . . [A] twisty tale." -- Wall Street Journal

"Lehane writes expert, compelling thrillers. . . . He's one of the game changers who smashed the imaginary boundary between genre and literature, proving that we can have the best of both at once." -- Tana French, Washington Post

"Make no mistake, Since We Fell is crime fiction, filled with con men, murder, greed and revenge. But the love story gives this novel its heart." -- Associated Press

"[Lehane's] work always combines pulp thrills with literary heart and sophistication." -- Entertainment Weekly

"The most thrilling novel I'll read all year. Since We Fell is simmering with emotion, menace, and humor. I loved it." -- Kate Atkinson

"Complex, tense, compelling, and an emotional and strategic hall of mirrors, where nothing is what it seems--but I would follow Dennis Lehane anywhere." -- Lee Child

"Another winner from the author of Mystic River. . . . A raucous mix of lust, greed, and betrayal." -- AARP Magazine

"The surfeit of plot twists and emotional baggage are buoyed by Lehane's hard-boiled lyricism and peerless feel for New England noir." -- USA Today

"One doesn't 'read' Since We Fell so much as plunge and tumble through its pages like a raft in white water. A sweet bullet of a book." -- Richard Price

"Once you pick up a Dennis Lehane novel, you're hooked. It's just that simple. Since We Fell is a complex, compelling, page-turner of a novel from a master storyteller at the top of his game." -- Kristin Hannah

"[Since We Fell] should have crime fiction fans busting out the bottle rockets and champagne. . . . It's impossible not to succumb." -- Lithub

"With sharply acute characterization, this is classic Lehane." -- The Guardian

"A ride you won't want to miss." -- New York Journal of Books

"The mystery and intrigue never let go; the twists and turns are engaging and unexpected all the way down the track." -- James Lee Burke