The sins of the past echo in the present in the new literary thriller from crime-critic favorite, Rachael Blok. The bigger the sin, the further the fall...With Easter approaching, the verger of St Albans Cathedral was supposed to be readying the church. Instead he discovers a man lying dead, fallen from the famous 150-foot-high tower. Did he jump, or was he pushed?For DCI Maarten Jansen, it's a simple case of suspected suicide. Until a stranger, Willow, who witnessed the jump, prompts a deeper investigation into a long-buried past, involving a psychiatric hospital, a pregnant woman, and fifty years of silence. As Willow's own family history entwines with the case, Jansen starts to wonder how everything is connected.The Fall is a haunting literary thriller about loss, trauma, silence, and how our past shapes who we are.Praise for The Fall: 'Twisty, suspenseful and deeply atmospheric' Harriet Tyce 'From the atmospheric and chilling prologue, The Fall held me tight in its thrall until the spine-tingling conclusion' Sam Holland 'Lyrical, assured and simmering with suspense' Victoria Selman 'The Fall is a rare beast... Dark, atmospheric and truly original' Kate Simants 'A wonderfully woven thriller, that oozes class from every page' Robert Scragg 'Uncoils like the snapping of a whip, lashing the past into the present with the revealing of dark family secrets' Dominic Nolan 'Held me spellbound right from the arresting opening through to the hugely satisfying ending, which I didn't see coming!' Polly Phillips 'Captivating storytelling and a real page turner – kept me up reading into the small hours!' Fliss Chester 'Emotionally charged, atmospheric' Eleanor Ray 'Unwinds slowly and deliberately to a heart-pounding conclusion' James Delargy 'Rachael Blok's crime fiction is as cool and restrained as its Dutch detective' Jo Furniss