{"product_id":"play-dead-a-crime-novel-9781497684461","title":"Play Dead: A Crime Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA London woman taking her grandson to the park finds her lonely life disrupted by murder in this award-winning author's \"gripping thriller\" (Reginald Hill).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poppy Tasker never imagined this would be her life at age fifty: divorced, living alone, and stuck caring for a tiny grandson while his mother is busy seeking public office. Sad and resentful, Poppy feels completely detached from the nannies she's now forced to associate with when she brings little Toby to the park to play. But her discomfort is replaced by a creeping dread when she notices a stranger watching her and the boy a bit too closely--and her fear turns to near panic when the man tries to follow them home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The following day, the stalker is found murdered in the park, his corpse decorated in an odd and troubling manner. Poppy's terror grows as she realizes that she and her innocent grandson have become entangled in something twisted and very dangerous. Then the nanny of one of Toby's playground friends meets an untimely end--and Poppy realizes that this may only be the beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the true greats of contemporary British crime fiction, Peter Dickinson is often compared to luminaries including Ruth Rendell, Peter Lovesey, P. D. James, and Reginald Hill. \u003ci\u003ePlay Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a shining example of his storytelling artistry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Mystery \u0026amp; Thri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497684461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.60d","brand":"Peter Dickinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40792952504501,"sku":"9781497684461","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a07bdc15-b88f-4875-a04b-78c7783fefad.jpg?v=1629202687","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/play-dead-a-crime-novel-9781497684461","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}