{"id":6153,"date":"2026-05-16T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/?p=6153"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:00:23","slug":"london-falling-by-patrick-radden-keefe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/london-falling-by-patrick-radden-keefe\/","title":{"rendered":"<B>London Falling<\/B> by Patrick Radden Keefe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/238226991-london-falling\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1751942777l\/238226991._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/238226991-london-falling\">London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family&#8217;s Search for Truth<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/197852.Patrick_Radden_Keefe\">Patrick Radden Keefe<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/8606150564\">4 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a true crime story with a twist. It begins by telling us the victim in this, a 19-year-old boy named Zac, was seen on video jumping to his death from a high balcony in the heart of London. The police quickly chalk it up as another teen suicide. But we soon learn there&#8217;s a lot more to it than that. He had injuries not consistent with the fall. We learn the apartment he jumped from was that of a known underworld gangster and enforcer named Indian Dave. Then we learn the boy was living a double life, pretending to be the orphaned son of a Russian oligarch. Another dodgy character named Akbar sent Zac to Dave and both appeared to be &#8220;mentoring&#8221; him. The police do bafflingly little to get to the bottom of this death. Akbar and Dave both lie shamelessly about what happened that night, as proven by records like security videos, text messages, and phone records. Zac&#8217;s parents have to hire a private investigator and an attorney to get any answers. In the end I think they got the full story, but nothing is 100% clear in this one. The story unfolds in a surprising and suspenseful way. Each new chapter brings in a new character, a contradictory fact, and so on. It had me on the edge of my seat throughout. It can be a sad and depressing story, but a worthwhile read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/12975428-russell-atkinson\">View all my reviews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family&#8217;s Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a true crime story with a twist. 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