Before the Fall

Winner of the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Novel.A private jet plunges into the sea.The only survivors are down-on his luck artist Scott Burroughs and JJ Bateman, the four year old son of a super-rich TV executive.For saving the boy, Scott is suddenly a hero.And then, as the official investigation is rapidly overtaken by a media frenzy, it seems he may also be a villain.Why was he on the plane in the first place, and why did it crash? .