Playing Dead

DEAD MAN RUNNING Sentenced to death for crimes he didn�t commit, ex-cop Tom O�Brien is now a hunted fugitive. After fifteen years in prison, he�s determined to prove his innocence�but first he must convince his daughter, whose testimony helped put him behind bars, that he has damning evidence of a plot to frame him. Claire is no longer the na�ve teenager who arrived home to find her mother and her mother�s lover shot dead and her father holding the murder weapon. She�s a successful fraud investigator who assumes everyone lies. Though Claire is convinced of her father�s guilt, curiosity propels her to look into the disappearance of a law student who claimed to have proof of Tom�s innocence. But seeking answers only leads to more questions, reinforcing Claire�s belief that there�s no one left to trust. Obsessed with the O�Brien case, FBI agent Mitch Bianchi befriends Claire under false pretenses, certain that Tom is not only innocent but in grave danger�and not just from the cops. As the three race toward the truth, a murderous conspiracy tightens its noose�and Claire becomes the target of an ice-cold psychopath who will kill to protect his secrets.