The Next One to Fall

Hilary Davidson

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Hilary Davidson’s The Next One to Fall takes place three months after the events of her debut novel, the Anthony Award–winning The Damage Done.

Travel writer Lily Moore has been persuaded by her closest friend, photographer Jesse Robb, to visit Peru with him. Jesse is convinced that the trip will lure Lily out of her dark mood, but Lily is haunted by betrayal and loss. At Machu Picchu, the famous Lost City of the Incas, they discover a woman clinging to life at the bottom of an ancient stone staircase. Just before the woman dies, she tells Lily the name of the man who pushed her.

When the local police investigate, the forensic evidence they find doesn’t match what Lily knows. Unable to accept the official ruling of accidental death, Lily hunts down the wealthy man who was the dead woman’s traveling companion and discovers a pattern of dead and missing women in his wake.

Obsessed with getting justice for these women, Lily sets in motion a violent chain of events that will have devastating consequences.

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Standing at the edge of the mountain, I imagined what it would feel like to let go. There were thousands of feet between me and the valley of the winding Urubamba River. It was lush and green and oddly inviting. I stared down, feeling an exhilarating combination of anticipation and trepidation tugging at me.

“Say cheese, Tiger Lily.”

The voice shoved my dark thoughts aside. “Not another photo.” I looked at Jesse. “This is my fourth day in these clothes.

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"Will leave you breathless, and not just because of the Andes' high altitude. [Davidson's] determined young travel writer propels the exciting plot like a rocket."--Library Journal

“Lily Moore is one of the most appealing ‘amateur’ sleuths I’ve encountered in years. The vivid sense of place — Peru, in this case — is everything one would expect from a seasoned travel journalist like Hilary Davidson, the story is deliciously twisty, the characters engaging. I know I can’t be the only reader looking forward to more Moore.”—Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of I'd Know You Anywhere

“An atmospheric mystery with an ending that packs a punch. Lily Moore is a passionate and tenacious heroine.”—Meg Gardiner, author of The Nightmare Thief

“Hilary Davidson knocks it out of the park. If this book doesn’t get your motor running, have someone check you for a pulse.”—Reed Farrel Coleman, three-time Shamus Award–winning author of Hurt Machine

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John  rated it  
Feb 21, 2012
After appreciating the high bar set with her debut novel, The Damage Done, I approached Hilary Davidson's new novel with great anticipation, tinged with a hint of trepidation. Not to worry; her second novel starring Lily Moore fulfilled my anticipation and left me eager for more. No spoilers here, b ...more
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Mike  rated it  
Jan 26, 2012
I received an advance copy of this book through a giveaway here on Good Reads.

The Next One to Fall is Hilary Davidson’s follow up to her debut mystery, The Damage Done, and takes place in the months following the events of the first novel. Travel journalist Lily Moore is dealing with th ...more
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Trudi  rated it  
Jan 2, 2012
I was actually suprised. I enjoyed it. Grabbed my attention right away. I don't ususaly read mystery who-dun-it type books, but I think this could be a winner. ...more
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Hilary Davidson

Hilary Davidson won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel for The Damage Done. The book also earned a Crimespree Award and was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis and Macavity awards. Hilary’s widely acclaimed short stories have been featured in publications from Ellery Queen to Thuglit, and in many anthologies. A Toronto-born travel journalist and the author of eighteen nonfiction books, she has lived in New York City since October 2001.

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The Next One to Fall
Hilary Davidson

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Tom Doherty Associates
Forge Books
February 2012
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ISBN: 9780765326980
ISBN10: 0765326981
5 1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 352 pages
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