{"product_id":"play-dead-paperback-4","title":"Play Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngela Marsons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetective Kim Stone discovers the best place to hide a murder in this gripping psychological thriller from \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Angela Marsons.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWesterley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. It's a \"body farm\" known for its investigations into human decomposition, with inhabitants that are corpses in various states of decay. But when Detective Kim Stone and her team discover the fresh body of a young woman among the donated cadavers there, it seems a killer has discovered the perfect cover to bury their crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a second girl is attacked and left for dead, her body drugged and mouth filled with soil. It's clear to Stone and the team that a serial killer is at work. But just how many bodies will they uncover? And who is next? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen local reporter Tracy Frost disappears, the stakes are raised. The past seems to hold the key to the killer's secrets--but can Kim uncover the truth before a twisted, damaged mind claims another victim?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Marsons\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Detective Kim Stone series, and her books have sold more than four million copies and have been translated into twenty-seven languages. She lives in the Black Country, in the West Midlands of England, with her partner and their two Golden Retrievers. She first discovered her love of writing at junior school when actual lessons came second to watching other people and quietly making up her own stories about them. Her report card invariably read Angela would do well if she minded her own business as well as she minds other people's. After writing women's fiction, Angela turned to crime -- fictionally speaking, of course -- and developed a character that refused to go away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167501357191,"sku":"9781538749777","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/97db4e7b2020b92b384061bacf5628c7.webp?v=1733328194","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/play-dead-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}