About this episode

Joan Baum reviews Patrick Radden Keefe's book 'London Falling', which explores the mysterious death of a British teen.

A British teen falls to his death from an apartment in London. Was it an accident? Suicide? Murder? His grieving parents seek answers. WSHU's Book Critic Joan Baum read The New Yorker Staff Writer Patrick Radden Keefe's latest work, London Falling. Here's her review.

People in this episode

Host: Joan Baum

Topics covered

• book review
• mystery
• grief
• investigation
• teen death

Keywords

• London Falling
• Patrick Radden Keefe
• book review
• teen death
• mystery
• grief

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: London Falling

Places: London

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