False Note: Short Story — David Lagercrantz

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.