title: The Fallen
author:  T. Jefferson Parker 
description: Lively well-paced writing.A cut above the average mystery fare. (Pittsburgh Tribune)<br /><br />(Parker) writes with intelligence, style and sensitivity, and he belongsin the first rank of American crime novelists. (Washington Post)<br /><br />T. Jefferson Parker could well be the best crime writer working out of Southern California. (Chicago Tribune)<br /><br />Parkers best to date.Very highly recommended. (Bookreporter.com)<br /><br />An entirely engrossing and unforgettable tale. (Rocky Mountain News)<br /><br />A wonderful story with compassionate characters, plenty of action, thoughtful deduction and a shocking rationale for murder. (Sunday Denver Post)<br /><br />Delivers on all levels, as a mystery and a study of the depths of cruelty to which people can sink. (Orlando Sentinel)<br /><br />A good story well told by a gifted writer at the top of his game. (San Diego Union-Tribune)<br /><br />Smart and thrilling...Parker has imagination to burn...Crisp and elegant sentences keep the pages turning. (Toronto Star)<br /><br />Deftly plotted, gracefully written . (Kirkus Reviews)
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  # We All Fall Down
  
  
  ## Heels, Rhymes & Nursery Crimes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Liberty Parker
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Cover Page](part0003.html#2RHM0-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Blurb](part0004.html#3Q280-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Note to Readers:](part0006.html#5N3C0-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](part0008.html#7K4G0-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [THE BEGINNING OF IT
  ALL](part0009.html#8IL20-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0010.html#9H5K0-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0011.html#AFM60-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0012.html#BE6O0-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0013.html#CCNA0-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0014.html#DB7S0-6337ba74386143b6a68984b60ea986fa)
  
  
  