The Boy Who Fell: An unputdownable mystery thriller from the author of After the Fire (An Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery Book 5)

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Kids can be so cruel. They'll call you names. Hurt your feelings. Push you to your death. In the garden of an abandoned house, Luke Connolly lies broken, dead. The night before, he and his friends partied inside. Nobody fought, everybody else went home safely. And yet, Luke was raped and pushed to his death. His alleged attacker is now in custody. DCI Tom Reynolds is receiving the biggest promotion of his career when a colleague asks him to look at the Connolly case, believing it's not as cut and dried as local investigators have made out. And as Tom begins to examine the world Connolly and his upper class friends inhabited, the privilege and protection afforded to them, he too realises something. In this place, people cover up for each other. Even when it comes to murder. PRAISE FOR JO SPAIN'S TOM REYNOLDS SERIES 'A stunning read' Woman's Way 'Refreshing and full of twists' Express 'Clever, pacey, compulsive' Sunday Mirror 'Expertly crafted, deeply immersive and timely' Irish Independent

Jo Spain is a full-time writer and screenwriter. Her first novel, With Our Blessing, was one of seven books shortlisted in the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition and her first psychological thriller, The Confession, was a number one bestseller in Ireland. Jo co-writes the internationally acclaimed Harry Wild TV series and is currently working on several TV productions, including the adaptation of her own Detective Tom Reynolds series. Jo lives in Dublin with her husband and their four children.

Fabulous . . . Clever, pacey, compulsive - Sunday Mirror Refreshing and... full of twists - The Express Spain's blackly comic touch pulls us through a brilliantly dark tale - Daily Mail A brilliantly dark tale - Mail on Sunday A clever and unusual premise . . . punchy and energetic . . . a brilliant hook and rapid-fire ride - Irish Independent Brilliantly crafted . . . each piece of the puzzle is gradually put together and keeps you gripped until the end - Prima A scathing overview of the Celtic Tiger years . . . [a] vivid portrait of a fascinating monster - Irish Times This gripping novel is more of a whydunnit than a whodunnit - Best