A Fall from Grace: A Novel of Suspense
Worth buying if: You relish P.D. James–style morality puzzles set in drawing rooms and chambers.
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Summary
Sir Geoffrey Marten’s sterling reputation shatters as his daughter and a dogged journalist sift through decades of cases, compromises, and genteel deceit. Barnard blends clipped wit with slow-burn menace to expose the rot beneath respectability.
Why this book now
Barnard’s take on reputation and abuse of power feels freshly pointed in an era reexamining institutions and their untouchables.
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- You relish P.D. James–style morality puzzles set in drawing rooms and chambers.
- You enjoy journalists and family insiders as dueling investigators.
- You want graphic action set pieces over drawing-room interrogations.
- You prefer twist-a-minute American thrillers to irony-laced British suspense.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780743272209
Worth buying if: You relish P.D. James–style morality puzzles set in drawing rooms and chambers.
Skip it if: You want graphic action set pieces over drawing-room interrogations.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 272 pages, it’s a weekend-length read that rewards steady attention to clues, character slips, and barbed dialogue.
What stands out here
This Simon & Schuster edition spotlights Barnard’s taut, witty prose and the tightly coiled scandal surrounding Sir Geoffrey Marten.
Best way to approach it
Read with a sleuth’s patience—track names, past cases, and conversational feints; the satisfactions lie in subtext, credibility cracks, and moral reveals.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780743272209
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