Before the Fall

From the Emmy, PEN, Peabody, Critics Choice and Golden Globe Award-winning creator of Fargo comes a tale of sudden death and great fortune. On a foggy summer night in the Atlantic Ocean, 11 people - 10 privileged, one down on his luck - depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later the unthinkable happens: The plane plunges into the sea. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs - the painter - and a young boy who is now the sole heir of an immensely wealthy and powerful media mogul. With chapters weaving between the aftermath of the crash and the backstories of the passengers and crew members -- including a Wall Street titan, a Texan party boy just in from London, a young woman questioning her path in life, and a career pilot -- odd coincidences point to a conspiracy.