Maryanne promised herself she would never live the life her mother did - a stay-at-home wife who sacrificed everything for family. She chased success instead, becoming one of the most celebrated reporters in the nation. To the world, she had it all: a wealthy husband, two children, and the perfect career.But perfection has a price.An affair. A scandal. A deal with the wrong man. Every choice Maryanne made pulled her further from the people who needed her most. And when her daughter goes missing, her ex-husband is killed, and the world finds Maryanne holding the gun... the perfect picture shatters into a nightmare.Now branded a murderer, abandoned by her son's frightened eyes, Maryanne must face the truth she's been running from: Did ambition make her a monster-or was the monster inside her all along?"The Upfall" is a heart-stopping tale of love, betrayal, and the devastating cost of chasing the life you thought you deserved.