{"product_id":"the-fallen-architect-a-novel","title":"The Fallen Architect: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Architect!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Belfoure's next novel is a puzzling historical thriller about a man who must dig through the rubble of his past to construct a future worth living, grounded by Belfoure's experiences as a professional architect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone has to take the blame when the Britannia Theatre's balcony collapses. Over a dozen people are killed, and the fingers all point at the architect. The man should have known better, should have made it safer, should have done something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Layton knows the flaw wasn't in his design, but he can't fight a guilty verdict. When the architect is finally released from prison, he has no job, no family, nowhere to go. He needs to assume a new identity and rebuild his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the disgraced man soon finds himself digging up the past in a way he never anticipated. If the collapse wasn't an accident ... who caused it? And why? And what if they find out who he used to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chilling novel of architecture, intrigue, and identity, this historical thriller uncovers one man's quest to clear his name and correct the mistake that ruined his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A twisted mystery…Belfoure gets better and better\"―Karen Bakshoian, Letterpress Books (Portland, ME)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso by Charles Belfoure:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Paris Architect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHouse of Thieves\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tattered Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48073021554914,"sku":"9781492662716","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/3151\/4338\/files\/9781492662716.jpg?v=1784513849","url":"https:\/\/tatteredreads.com\/products\/the-fallen-architect-a-novel","provider":"Tattered Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}