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A24 Adapting ‘London Falling,’ Latest Novel From ‘Say Nothing’ Author Patrick Radden Keefe, for TV

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“Say Nothing” author Patrick Radden Keefe‘s latest novel is being developed for TV before it’s even hit shelves.

A24‘s U.K. outpost has acquired the rights to “London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth,” set to publish on April 7, in what’s said to be have been a competitive bidding process.

The book, being published by Doubleday and Pan Macmillan, tells the true story of Zac Brettler, a London teenager who died under mysterious circumstances in 2019. After his death, his parents discovered he had been living a double life, posing as the billionaire son of a Russian oligarch. As they investigate what happened, and who there son really was, they are drawn into the dark underworld beneath London’s glittering surface.

A24 Adapting 'London Falling,' Latest Novel From 'Say Nothing' Author Patrick Radden Keefe, for TV