Watch Her Fall
An utterly gripping and twisty edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller from the bestselling author
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3.5 • 16 Ratings
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Publisher Description
***THE TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER***
'A dazzling psychological thriller' Sunday Times
'Deliciously sinister and obsessive ... with one hell of a twist' Observer
'Twist follows twist, like The Red Shoes rewritten by Patricia Highsmith' Mail on Sunday
'It seems so effortless .. it's brilliant and you really do not guess what's coming' Virgin Radio, Graham Norton
'Expect deceit, duplicity and one hell of a twist!' RED
'Kelly's best yet ... Genius twists and turns' Good Housekeeping
'Erin Kelly is at the top of her game. A seriously clever, and humane, novel' SARAH VAUGHAN
I WATCHED HER RISE
Ava has devoted her life to being the best at what she does. Now she's at the top, she has the world at her feet.
I TRACKED HER EVERY MOVE
Except, the feeling of success isn't what Ava expected. She's lonely and paranoid - and terrified. Because someone is watching her. A rival who wants what she has and is prepared to kill to get it.
AND NOW I'LL WATCH HER FALL
FURTHER PRAISE:
'Kelly's depiction of this claustrophobic and ambitious world is brutally convincing ... You don't have to be a dance expert to enjoy it' Daily Mail
'Psychological crime is the speciality of Erin Kelly, and Watch Her Fall is a prime example of her work ... bravura fare' Barry Forshaw, Financial Times
'A captivating hall of mirrors of a novel, where nothing and no one is as they seem' PAULA HAWKINS
'From the first page I was wrapped up in Ava's swooping, all-consuming passion and totally gripped by the explosive twists which held me to the very last page' ADELE PARKS
'Most ambitious and captivating book to date . . . so thrilling and unexpected that it made my head spin' LISA JEWELL
'Watch Her Fall is not only a cleverly plotted, beautifully written thriller; it is also a mesmerising glimpse behind the curtain into a world few of us will ever see' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Superbly dark, gloriously twisted and utterly seductive - this is Erin Kelly at her mind-bending best' RUTH WARE
'Beautifully dark and complex. So good!' JANE FALLON
'A thrilling high-wire of twists and switchbacks' MARIAN KEYES
'The plot twists are abundant, the prose eloquent and vivid' Daily Express
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ava Kirilova, the heroine of this daring psychological thriller from Kelly (The Poison Tree), is a 30-year-old prima ballerina with the London Russian Ballet Company poised to dance the coveted dual role of Odette and Odile in Swan Lake. With opening night approaching, Ava must deal with her autocratic father, Nikolai Kirilov, the company's master, who elicits the best from his dancers by bullying them, as well as a talented younger rival. However, the opening night for which everyone is feverishly preparing happens almost entirely off stage, and the story turns instead to Juliet, who has suffered a career-ending injury all dancers dread, and then to Roman Pavluk, an undocumented immigrant, who plunges into the criminal underworld in a desperate attempt to stay in the U.K. Readers immersed in the glamour of the initial ballet scenes may wonder whether Kelly can connect such disparate plot threads, but those who persevere will be rewarded with an inventive ending that's both thematically and narratively satisfying. This fresh approach to the story of a dancer facing the inevitable decline of her body will resonate with many.
Customer Reviews
Erin Kelly is ALWAYS worth the read!
Probably my second favorite Erin Kelly book yet. Poison Tree will always be my fave, but this was sooo good! Couldn’t put it down. Thought I saw the ending coming a mile away, and then there was just that extra little tweak to keep me on my toes (pun totally intended for this book!). Definitely a must-read.
Fascinating thriller!
This book had me enthralled from the start. The attention to detail to a ballerina’s life was meticulous. The twists and turns were perfectly choreographed. I read thrillers all the time and this book has danced to the top of my list!