Under the Falls by Richard Russo

There’s something special about a story that pulls you back to a small town you thought you’d left behind. And when it comes from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls, you know you’re in for something extraordinary.

This is Richard Russo’s first stand-alone novel since Chances Are . . ., and it’s a spellbinding page-turner about a crime that cracks open long-held secrets among a group of lifelong friends.

Meet Tyler Sinclair. At eighteen, he fled Stone Mountain with nothing but a duffel bag, a little stolen cash, and his guitar. Eighteen years later, he’s the frontman of a famous band—and he’s coming home for a one-night-only benefit concert. But not everyone has been waiting eagerly for his return.

As Tyler climbs the mountain, the past comes rushing back. An abusive father. A despondent mother. The friends he abandoned. There’s Curt, his old best friend, now chief of police. Deb, the out-of-town officer in over her head. And Freddi—Curt’s wife, Tyler’s former lover—whose fraught history will spark a tragedy that upends them all.

Under the Falls is a propulsive thriller and a gut-wrenching portrait of a tight-knit rural community undone by the sins of its past. Russo’s signature character-driven drama, taken to thrilling new heights.

As a Maine author, Russo writes the kind of small-town truths that feel right at home here in the cove. Curl up with this one on a salty, gray afternoon—you won’t want to put it down.

A brand-new release, waiting on our shelves for you to discover.

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