WAtch Us Fall
- Judith D Collins
- Aug 3
- 3 min read
By: Christina Kovac
ISBN: 9781501141720
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: 12/02/2025
Format: Other
My Rating: TBR
“A stunning work of suspense that’s impossible to put down. Christina Kovac masterfully combines a twisty missing person mystery, a heartbreaking love story, and an insightful exploration of the nature of obsession and trauma. I loved this novel.” —Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author of Happiness Falls and Miracle Creek
Lucy and her three best friends share a glamorous but decaying house in the heart of Georgetown. They call themselves “the Sweeties” and live an idyllic post-grad lifestyle complete with exciting jobs, dramatic love lives, and, most importantly, each other.
But when Addie, the group’s queen bee, discovers that her ex-boyfriend Josh has gone missing, the Sweeties’ worlds are turned upside down. In the days leading up to his disappearance, Josh, a star investigative journalist from a prominent political family, was behaving erratically—and Lucy is determined to find out why. All four friends upend their lives to search for him, but detectives begin to suspect that the Sweeties might know more than they’re letting on.
As the investigation unfolds, Lucy’s obsession with the case reaches a boiling point, and with it, her own troubling secrets begin bubbling to the surface of her carefully curated life. A thrilling account of the lies and delusions that lurk beneath cloistered groups of female friends and the sinister realities of celebrity, Watch Us Fall is a gripping mystery and an examination of the things we tell ourselves when we can’t face the truth.
Praise
“An insightful look at the complex dynamics of close female friendships and the lingering effects of trauma, Watch Us Fall is also a fast moving, twisty thriller that pulls you in on page one and keeps you reading until the surprising and satisfying ending.”
—ALAFAIR BURKE, New York Times bestselling author of The Note
“No one writes about D.C. like Christina Kovac. Her latest, Watch Us Fall, is as much a poignant examination of female friendship as it is about what happened to a golden boy journalist from a Kennedy-esque political family chock full of secrets. I couldn’t put it down!”
—KELLYE GARRETT, award-winning author of Missing White Woman
“Fast-paced and full of surprises, Watch Us Fall is like a Russian nesting doll with layers of secrets and mystery—and at its center, a rumination of how grief and desire can distort reality. Christina Kovac has written a very of-the-moment thriller about love and friendship that will keep readers on their toes and compulsively turning pages.”
—JANELLE BROWN, New York Times best-selling author of What Kind of Paradise
“A stunning work of suspense that’s impossible to put down. Christina Kovac masterfully combines a twisty missing person mystery, a heartbreaking love story, and an insightful exploration of the nature of obsession and trauma. I loved this novel.”
—ANGIE KIM, New York Times bestselling author of Happiness Falls and Miracle Creek
“There’s nothing twistier and more fascinating than the human mind, and Christina Kovac does a terrific job of exploring the landscape in Watch Us Fall. Lucy Ambrose is a compelling main character and an even more engrossing narrator, making this novel of secrets and lies the kind of puzzle that keeps you guessing on every page.”
—LOU BERNEY, Edgar Award-winning author of Crooks
About the Author
Photo credit Tina Krohn
Christina Kovac, author of the Watch Us Fall and The Cutaway, writes psychological suspense/thrillers set in Washington, DC.
Prior to writing fiction, Christina worked in television news, covering crime and politics at Fox 5’s Ten O’Clock News in Washington, DC, and after that as a news producer and desk editor at the Washington Bureau of NBC News.
She lives outside Washington DC with her family. She loves morning writes with her cat on her lap, ballgames at Nationals Park, book hauls from her town library, and hiking national parks. Her favorites—C&O Canal National Park, Assateague Island, and Rock Creek Park—provided inspiration for Watch Us Fall. She’s currently at work on her third novel. WEBSITE
