First published 2001
Dana Evans is a TV anchorwoman in Washington DC who notices a pattern no one else will acknowledge. A series of brutal murders looks random on the surface. Her instincts say otherwise. She starts pulling at threads, and the threads pull back. The investigation takes her across the world, from newsrooms to places far more dangerous, as she chases evidence that powerful people want buried. Each answer she finds opens a door to a bigger question, and behind that door is someone watching her. Sidney Sheldon builds the tension the way he always does: through money, power, greed, and the kind of corruption that reaches into the highest rooms. Dana is not a passive figure waiting to be rescued. She drives the story forward even as the danger closes in around her. The closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that finishing this story might cost her everything. The Sky is Falling is Sheldon's seventeenth novel, and it delivers exactly what his readers expect: a plot that turns when you least expect it.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful, tension-filled
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, conspiracy-uncovering, strong-female-lead
Setting: Washington DC
Period: Contemporary
Paperback · Harpercollins Pb
Content warnings: murder, violence