False Note

Alibis collection

By: David Lagercrantz, Elizabeth DeNoma - translator

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

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.

©2025 by David Lagercrantz. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2025 by Elizabeth DeNoma.

nice to hear this side

I simply prefer more thrills. but the story line was not bad. I did like the overview of all the other stories in this collection also.

Was okay

It was an okay story but wasn’t anything special. Had it not been a short story it wouldn’t have kept my interest for much longer.

it was Ok

this was ok but nothing special. don't feel like there was much suspense. Don't know that I would recommend it.

Confussing

Wooooow another disappointment of the Alibis collection. It had a great story but then felt rushed and the ending made it worse. Glad it was free lol

Twisty

This series is 6 different authors who wrote 6 different short stories.

What would you do if your dad stole your girlfriend…

This book started out slow but then picked up. It was good. The ending on this… I didn’t see that coming. Everything pointed to Ebba’s brother. Maybe it was him, but Ebba did him dirty.