<h2>The dead don’t tell secrets… unless you listen.</h2> <br><b>The girl’s smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess.</b> <br> <br>Westerley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. A ‘body farm’ investigating human decomposition, its inhabitants are corpses in various states of decay. But when <b>Detective Kim Stone</b> and her team discover the fresh body of a young woman, it seems a killer has discovered the perfect cover to bury their crime. <br> <br>Then 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? <br> <br>As 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? <br> <br><b>The latest utterly addictive thriller from the No.1 bestseller Angela Marsons.</b> <br> <br><h2>Watch out for more from Detective Kim Stone</h2> <br>A detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent. <i>Silent Scream</i> is the first book in the series. <br> <br><h2>What readers are saying about <i>Play Dead</i>:</h2> <br>‘<b>I read this book in one sitting</b>, yes it really was that good … the perfect crime thriller, well plotted, great characters, suspense … and the most deviant and chilling serial killer… <b>Utterly gripping</b> and it's certainly going to be <b>in my top reads</b>…<b> 5 stars out of 5 plus a glass of wine (to steady my nerves, after reading such a heart-pounding crime thriller)</b>.’ <i>The Book Review Café</i> <br> <br>‘<b>Wow, wow, wow, I absolutely freaking loved it</b> and without a shadow of doubt this is the best one yet… with this one being more gritty and tense. <b>You crime book fans are seriously going to love it</b>. If you haven't read any yet this can be read as a standalone although I would advise reading the series. It's too good not to miss... I cannot recommend this book enough <b>it's flippin fantastic or like they say in the Black Country Supa' smashin' great read!</b>’ <i>Chelle’s Book Reviews </i> <br> <br>‘Hooks you and reels you in… Life gets put on hold until you've finished the latest offering in her AMAZING Kim Stone series… <b>utterly fantastic</b>.’ <i>Reading Room with a View</i><br /> <br /> ‘<b>Wow. Give me a minute while I catch my breath</b>, because I've just finished the latest Angela Marson's book… Ingest it by any means, just make sure you do. It is a riveting, blood-tingling, pulse pounding read that will take you on the journey that will play on your mind long after you've finished reading.’ <i>Caroline-Writes</i> <br> <br>‘<b>This may well be the best thriller I have ever read. I could hardly breathe with the suspense and it was definitely a hardship to wrench myself away from the action.</b>’<b> </b><i>Redheaded Bookworm</i> <br> <br>‘<b>I defy anyone to turn away from the page</b>. I was glued to this book…a truly gripping and, at times, terrifying story.