Buckingham Palace’s greatest fear came true when the FBI arrested then Prince Andrew’s friend Jeffrey Epstein on charges of under-age sex trafficking. Downfall tells the story behind the key players and allegations in this unique, high-stakes royal drama. It provides a gripping and behind-the-scenes insight into the hidden privileges enjoyed by global power brokers, royalty and billionaires, which they defend tooth and nail with lawyers to keep quiet. This is more than the story of one man; it is a portrait of an institution in crisis, revealing how the monarchy as we know it is now deeply at risk.

* SUNDAY TIMES ‘Excruciating details.’

* METRO (uk) ‘Possibly the most shocking royal book you’ll ever read.’

* INDEPENDENT ‘Goes behind the headlines, documentaries, and mini-series to expose… the painstaking detail.’

* DAILY MAIL ‘[A] psychological portrait.’

* A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK ‘Raises deep questions about the monarchy.’

* TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ‘As forensic in detail… as salacious in delivery.’ James O’Brien

* Heirpodcast, Omid Scobie. ‘Controversial.’

* THE JEWISH CHRONICLE ‘A must-read.’ / Book of the Year

* ON MAGAZINE ‘One of the most explosive investigations to be seen in print in many years.’

* THE I ‘What makes this biography so powerful is the painstaking detail the book goes into. An investigative look behind the key players, allegations, and counter-allegations… a different departure from the royal family to the others in this round-up.’

* ‘A ripping good read.’ Simon Hills Associate Editor THE TIMES

* ‘Fascinating.’ Sam McAlister, Producer BBC NEWSNIGHT

Nigel Cawthorne started his writing career at the FINANCIAL TIMES and has written books on the royal family and its history, as well as provided news comment on Sky, ITV, STV and BBC radio. He lives in Bloomsbury, London.