01603nam a22001697a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040000600080082001000086100001600096245002200112260004200134300001100176520123400187650001201421OSt20261003174917.0261003b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781804945964  c0  aDAV L  aDave, Laura  aNight we lost him  aGurugram bPenguin Random Housec2024  a355p.   aThe Incident: Liam Noone, a self-made property and hotel billionaire, falls to his death from his cliffside coastal home called Windbreak in Central California. Authorities rule the death an accident, concluding he slipped. The Investigation: Liam's daughter Nora (a neuroarchitect) and her half-brother Sam suspect foul play. Sam notices Liam’s cell phone is missing from the scene, and they team up to look into their father's past. Dual Timelines: The story alternates between Nora’s present-day investigation and flashbacks to Liam’s youth, his early hospitality career, cousin Joe, and a secret 50-year romance. The Secret: They discover that a woman named Grace (also known as Corey) was Liam's lifelong, hidden love and the true co-architect of his business empire. Liam had intended to leave a major portion of his legacy to Grace rather than his official family. The Resolution: Paul Turner (Grace’s husband) killed Liam by pushing him off the cliff during an argument over scattering Grace’s ashes on Liam’s property. Liam’s cousin, Joe, had hidden Liam’s phone to protect the secret history. Paul eventually confesses, leaving Nora and Sam to process their father's complicated legacy and find closure.  aFiction