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False Note

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False Note

By: David Lagercrantz, Elizabeth DeNoma - translator
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
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A toxic father-son relationship unleashes dark impulses and unthinkable betrayals in a riveting short story by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl in the Spider’s Web.

William’s father is a beloved opera singer in Stockholm, charismatic and unpredictable. Raised in the shadow of his father’s addictions—women, drink, and cruelty—he knows the man’s dark side. William believes he’s found the light when he falls in love with a fellow university student, a young woman named Ebba. But his father’s hold on his life is not so easily broken. Even in death.

David Lagercrantz’s False Note is part of Alibis, a collection of stories about lies, truth, and deception. It’s just a matter of what you can get away with. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

©2025 by David Lagercrantz. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2025 by Elizabeth DeNoma. Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense World Literature Exciting
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It was an okay story but wasn’t anything special. Had it not been a short story it wouldn’t have kept my interest for much longer.

Was okay

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By far my least favorite in the Alibis series. So much so, I should have skipped it.

Should’ve Skipped this One

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This series is 6 different authors who wrote 6 different short stories.

What would you do if your dad stole your girlfriend…

This book started out slow but then picked up. It was good. The ending on this… I didn’t see that coming. Everything pointed to Ebba’s brother. Maybe it was him, but Ebba did him dirty.

Twisty

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Great translation good pace really enjoyed being able to listen and read along and cognitively I appreciate that

So good

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The shorts in this series just get better and better.
There's nothing worse than having such hope for something or someone, only to have the reality of it be the complete opposite. That's essentially William's life, and he can only take so much.

I love the author's play on words with the title.

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I never want to read something like this again lol it’s just a bunch of domestic abuse.

This is not good

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