Fall From Grace: The gripping new thriller from an unforgettable voice in crime fiction

by Leye Adenle

The first novel in a sharp, timely and darkly funny new private investigator series from a vivid and unforgettable voice in the genre – perfect for fans of Mick Herron's Zoë Boehm and Robert Galbraith's Cormoran Strike.

Bobby Fatokun is no stranger to conspiracies. A former police officer turned ‘Bad Coach’, he spends his days reforming corrupt officers within the Met. But when one of his clients requests an urgent meeting, then immediately turns up dead, Bobby realises something much larger than the two of them is at play.

Doubting the official verdict of accidental death, Bobby’s investigation leads him to the church where his client had been working undercover. But he isn’t the only one looking in this direction.

The church’s wealthy pastor has a powerful enemy at the heart of the British Establishment – one who will stop at nothing to neutralise a threat. As the pieces of their dangerous gambit fall into place around him, Bobby will have to tread lightly, or his search for the truth will have deadly consequences.
 

Kindle Edition

Expected publication September 10, 2026

About the author

Leye Adenle is a Nigerian writer. He has written a number of short stories and flash fiction pieces. Leye has appeared on stage in London in plays including Ola Rotimi’s Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again. He comes from a family of writers, the most famous of whom was his grandfather, Oba Adeleye Adenle I, a former king of Oshogbo in South West Nigeria. He lives in London.