BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: London Falling (2026) by Patrick Radden Keefe

BookTalk introduces readers to a carefully chosen, provocative selection of novels for reading and informal discussion, considering the author’s writing techniques and the character’s personal journeys. Readings include translations of books from other countries and cultures in the search for fictions that illuminate the lives and understanding of those from all across the globe.
 
This class focuses on London Falling.  The non-fiction work begins with nineteen-year-old Zac Brettler’s fatal plunge from a Thames-side luxury tower, captured on MI6 cameras. As his parents dig into a life they barely recognized—complete with a false identity as a Russian heir—they’re drawn into London’s opulent but perilous criminal underworld.