The Next One to Fall
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THE NEXT ONE TO FALL
By Hilary Davidson
“Davidson’s exciting follow-up to her debut, 2010’s The Damage Done…The rich history and geography of Peru add depth to an engrossing mystery that constantly keeps the reader guessing.”
--Publishers Weekly
“An attempt to overcome grief with a trip to fascinating Machu Picchu leads to even more wild intrigue.….Lily’s feelings for her sister ring painfully true, and Davidson’s rendering of Machu Picchu and Cusco would merit a pisco sour toast even from the great Jan Morris.”
--Kirkus Reviews
“Lily Moore is one of the most appealing ‘amateur’ sleuths
I’ve encountered in years. The vivid sense of place — Peru, in
this case — is everything one would expect from a seasoned travel journalist like Hilary Davidson, the story is deliciously twisty,
the characters engaging. I know I can’t be the only reader looking forward to more Moore.”
—Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author
In THE NEXT ONE TO FALL (A Forge Hardcover; Feb. 14, 2012; $24.99), Hilary Davidson’s thrilling new mystery takes place three months after the events in her debut novel, the Anthony Award–winning The Damage Done. This stand-alone sequel follows travel writer Lily Moore to Peru where she witnesses a death at Machu Picchu and is the only one who suspects foul play. Her search for the truth sets in motion a chain of events with devastating consequences for everyone involved.
Three months after the death of her sister Claudia, Lily is persuaded by her closest friend, photographer Jesse Robb, to visit Peru. Jesse is convinced that the trip will lure Lily out of her dark mood, but Lily is haunted by betrayal and loss. At Machu Picchu, the famous Lost City of the Incas, they overhear an argument between a man and a woman. Minutes later they hear a scream and discover the woman clinging to life at the bottom of an ancient stone staircase. Before she dies, the fatally injured woman who says her name is Trista, tells Lily that her boyfriend Len made her drink some kind of concoction then
pushed her.
When the local police investigate, the forensic evidence they find doesn’t match what Lily knows. Unable to accept the official ruling of accidental death, Lily hunts down Len, a rich boy gone bad, and discovers a pattern of dead and missing women in his wake. Obsessed with getting justice for these women, Lily sets in motion a violent chain of events that will have devastating consequences.
Dark, suspenseful, and exhilarating with a rich history and geography of Peru, THE NEXT ONE TO FALL is a gratifying mystery that will keep the readers guessing to the very end.
Praise for The Damage Done
“Grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go till the end.”
--Linda Fairstein, New York Times bestselling author of Silent Mercy
“[A] razor sharp mystery debut.”
--Publishers Weekly
“An intriguing psychological mystery with a fully drawn protagonist who is surrounded by real characters. Readers will eagerly await Davidson's next book.”
--Library Journal
“A tale of nonstop action with a nice final twist. An entertaining and promising crime-fiction debut, with the potential for a sequel.”
--Booklist
THE NEXT ONE TO FALLFor more information, contact:
By Hilary DavidsonAisha Cloud, Tor Publicity
A Tor HardcoverT: 646.307.5408
ISBN: 978-0-7653-2698-0F: 212.982.2862
$24.99 / 336
On sale: February 14, 2012