Play Dead
Play Dead by Richard Montanari, published by William Heinemann in 2008, is a gripping mystery that follows Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano as they tackle their first case from the Cold Case files. The investigation begins with the gruesome murder of a young girl in the Philadelphia Badlands, a region marked by crime and despair. As the detectives delve deeper, they uncover a series of meticulously arranged crime scenes, each revealing a chilling narrative that connects the victims in unexpected ways.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a complex web of crime and intrigue as Byrne and Balzano navigate the dark underbelly of the city. The story introduces an eccentric older woman who presents the detectives with a Tangram puzzle, leading them to a series of cryptic clues tied to the murders. As the detectives race against time to decipher the meaning behind the shapes and prevent further tragedies, the narrative explores themes of crime and city life, all while maintaining a tense atmosphere. This edition spans 381 pages and is presented in English, offering a detailed look into the minds of those who hunt for justice amidst chaos.
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Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano’s first assignment from the Cold Case files is the gruesome murder of a young girl in the Philadelphia Badlands, a bleak and desolate area of crime and depravity. Carefully posed, the lifeless girl is perfectly framed in a square window. Soon another Badlands runaway is found viciously murdered, this time arranged on the roof of a building shaped like a triangle. And as the victims add up, each body tells an increasingly grisly story. A seemingly unrelated crime scene leads Byrne and Balzano to an eccentric older woman who introduces them to a Tangram puzzle, an ancient code of shapes. When the woman takes her own life, she leaves behind a cryptic clue, a word composed of four worn Scrabble tiles: LUDO, the Latin word for game. There is a foul breath of evil blowing through these murderous geometric puzzles and as more runaways vanish and more shapes are revealed, Byrne and Balzano soon realize that the homicidal mastermind plans to complete all seven forms of his dark and twisted Tangram puzzle. Unless they can stop him first.
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