See How They Fall
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Publisher Description
Perfect Family. Perfect Weekend. Perfect Crime.
Stay up all night with this twisting thriller... perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Liane Moriarty and Ali Lowe.
Turner Corp, a luxury goods empire, has been rocked by the death of its founder. As his three sons gather at the family's opulent estate for a long weekend, tensions rise when an illegitimate heir is introduced - and no one could predict the tragedy that follows.
Skye, who married into the dynasty, is uneasy in her husband's world, hiding her own secrets while trying to maintain a normal life for their six-year-old daughter. The weekend quickly morphs into any parent's worst nightmare, leaving Skye desperate to uncover the truth about the Turner family.
Mei, the detective assigned to the case, is pressured by her superiors to close the investigation swiftly. However, as she begins to unpick the complex web of lies and betrayal, she realizes that pulling at these threads might just bring down an empire.
A gripping thriller with sumptuous settings, breathless plotting and twists you won't see coming - you'll stay up all night to race to the end.
'Beautifully evoked, pacy and unpredictable' ROSE CARLYLE
'An artfully plotted thriller that masterfully delivers unexpected twists to keep readers hooked . . . Paris [is] an author to watch in the world of domestic noir' BOOKS+PUBLISHING
'A truly splendid debut . . . A good bet to win every prize in the genre this year' COUNTRY STYLE MAGAZINE
'A taut, engaging whodunnit . . . The storytelling is assured and the pace is brisk . . . An enjoyable, confident crime novel that really delivers' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Rachel Paris brings a calculating intelligence to her debut novel, a reliably twisty psychological thriller. See How They Fall takes knowing cues from Succession as it delves into the dense tangles of ambition and deceit within a luxury-goods dynasty whose famous patriarch recently died. Over Easter weekend at a posh seaside property outside of Sydney, the family gather to settle their succession plans. But when a family member is killed by poison, the police send Detective Mei O’Connor to close this urgent, high-profile murder case. The novel alternates between Mei’s perspective and that of Skye Turner, a relative outsider who has married into this cutthroat clan. Between the curt prose, closed setting and ticking clock, this is one frightfully effective page-turner.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Attorney Paris debuts with a wobbly blend of police procedural and domestic suspense centered on Australian artist Skye, who gets more than she bargained for when she marries into the powerful Turner family. In recent months, Skye has struggled to enjoy her idyllic existence with her devoted husband, Duncan, and their daughter, Tilly. Then Duncan's father, Sir Campbell Turner, dies, and the Turners are called to Yallambee, the family estate, to discuss who gets control of the clan's luxury goods empire. Predictable tensions erupt at the dinner Skye and Duncan share with Jamie, Duncan's controlling older brother, and Cody, Duncan's illegitimate son. Someone is killed soon afterward, and police sergeant Mei O'Connor is called in to investigate. It rapidly becomes clear to Mei that her superiors are intent on a cover-up. Paris paints her villains with gleefully broad strokes, but even devoted mystery readers may find themselves wishing for more nuance. Others may tire of typecasting that paints the men as manipulative bullies and the women as hyperemotional victims. This limp thriller mostly dissipates on impact.
