Falling: A Novel

Written by T. J. Newman

Narrated by Steven Weber

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Terrifying…buckle up for a chilling summer read.” —People (Best Books of the Week)
“The perfect thriller! A must-read.” —Gillian Flynn
“Stunning and relentless. This is Jaws at 35,000 feet.” —Don Winslow

You just boarded a flight to New York.

There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard.

What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped.

For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die.

The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane.

Enjoy the flight.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Jul 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781797128221

T. J. Newman

T. J. Newman is a former bookseller and flight attendant whose first novel Falling became a publishing sensation and debuted at number two on the New York Times bestseller list. The book was named a best book of the year by USA TODAY and Esquire, among many others, and has been published in over thirty countries. The book will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures. T. J. lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Drowning is her second novel. 

Reviews for Falling

[Elisa McAfee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book kept me guessing until the end and my jaw literally dropped at least three times while reading it. Incredible! Highly recommend!

[wesley larson · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Corniest book I’ve ever listened to. Had me rolling my eyes so many times

[Missy Cahill · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Falling is a fun fast-paced thriller, brilliant read by Steven Weber. It is absurd and I guess that's what makes it work. If you are looking for a book to engross you, this should be added to your TBR pile of books, its really silly and a lot of fun.

[millie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I listened for 8 straight hours. Could not stop. Voices were all believable and expressions were not exaggerated.

[reggiefairesr · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Never written a review before but felt compelled to after this book. Great book, great plot, but HATED the fact that one of the more prominent characters was named "Big Daddy". Cringed every time I heard him called Big Daddy or "Daddy" ?

Great book other than that ??

[Jill Kirby · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It's obvious that the author (who is a flight attendant) feels the need to justify her job to her readers. She goes into a soliloquy of all the training that flight attendants have to do in order to become eligible to fly. And then to have the flight attendant Save the Day oh, it's just a little too much. I'm sorry you feel this way about your chosen career.

[Becca · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

3.25 stopped reading this a while ago but always wanted to come back to it. It was more thrilling the first time. Starting it over, not so much. But that makes sense. I have some critique but it was alright. Suspenseful at first. So it’ll be good for first time readers I think.

[Alison Deckard Ramos · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Falling starts with a bang and just keeps on going. I listened to it in one sitting.

[Danielle Johnson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a ride! I was totally entranced start to finish!

[susan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Grips you from the beginning and doesn’t let you go. I started and didn’t stop till the end. I look forward to more from this new author.

[Holly Pendleton · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was so good that I sped up the reading to keep indulging.

[Brian Radocaj · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It is definitely mostly driven off of hype. Starts with a decent premise but turns into the same tired tropes. The character development is bad (I could not care less about any of the characters), the twists were very foreseeable and the sympathizing left an extraordinarily bad taste. Would not recommend to anyone.

[r6p66v4tqp · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Couldn’t put it down. Great read. I will find this author again, and the reader.

[Molly Snyder · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Insanely good! I couldn’t stop listening. Amazing plot with great character development. Brought chills to my neck during the gripping moments as if I were there, on that plane or watching the live news! Awesome awesome awesome job T.J.! Keep em comin’

[Don Harvey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Riveting book. I couldn’t put it down. I look forward to read more fromT.J. Newman.

[Joan Robinson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I listened to this recently on a flight from Atlanta to LAX. I was toward the end but stopped because of th turbulence on the flight. I LOVED the descriptions of all the LA streets and surrounding areas. This made me visualize with the characters. Can't wait for the movie!!!

[Jurriaan Knol · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

A load of hyped tripe. Badly written and one big predictable cliche. Avoid.

[Lisa · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Well paced and VERY entertaining! Well done, Ms Newman, well done!

[Rlynoyb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

First, kudos as always to Steven Weber. He is not only one of my favorite actors but this is the second audiobook I had the pleasure of his fantastic narration. I need to look for more audiobooks he has narrated. Keep up the great work Mr. Weber you rock! Secondly, this book is fast paced, action packed, thriller fun! My only complaint is I thought perhaps there was the usual hating on Trump which I am really tired of as a plot device in new novels. Get over it people he is not president and now we are stuck with .... well... you know the thing. I picture a movie with Angela Basset as Jo and Aaron Eckhart as Bill. I hope this gets made into a movie because I love action movies. Great work by a new author.

[Vickie Spain · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I thought this story would make me more fearful of flying, but in fact it did just the opposite. I feel more confident about flying and in the capabilities of the crew! Great story!! It made me cry at the end!

[Lori Brookins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A big fan of this author already! There is energy and suspense right out of the gate… and never a dull moment. Her next book.. Drowning … may be even better than this one. Keep ‘em coming!

[Risa · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Narrator is AMAZING for this title, really had me invested the entire time. The story was also nonstop suspense

[Liz Kirchner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Highly recommend! Grabs from first word and does not let go until last word.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Linette Breland · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

OMG! Non Stop Action! Couldn't wait to know the ending.

[gloria glidewell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good read. I totally loved that the hero was the FA and how FA’s were portrayed rather than the usual pilot is super human super hero. It was exciting and fun even if there were a few holes in believability. But that was easy to get past, it is fiction after all.

[Kim Marsh · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

You will NOT be disappointed with this book! This book was amazing! You can tell the author is very knowledgeable, and it makes the book so well written! I listened to Drowning first and couldn't wait to listen to this one. I'm ready for another one by TJ Newman!! Stephen Weber is a great narrator too!

[Erika Patterson · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Predictable and overdone. How did this book get published? If this was not for book club, I would have DNFed.

[Benjamin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An intense, gripping, excellent, mind-blowing debut for a new author!

[Carol Kubala · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A debut thriller that knocks it out of the park!

[Casey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Gripping, compelling and heartfelt. I absolutely loved it. The narrator was fantastic as well.