Playing dead
By: Julia Heaberlin
Edition: Paperback edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780571333479
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Family secrets; Death; Journalists; Fathers; Identity (Psychology); Fiction
Description: The Letter: A few weeks after her father's death, Tommie McCloud receives a letter in the post from a stranger. The woman claims that Tommie is her biological daughter, kidnapped from her as a baby over thirty years ago. The Lies: Tommie is approached by journalist Jack Smith, who claims to know about her past. But is he really who he says he is? The Truth: Not sure who to trust or what to believe, Tommie sets out to discover the truth about her identity and in doing so uncovers explosive secrets that threaten not only her life, but also the lives of those she holds dear.
Notes: First published in the United States in 2012 by Ballantine Books.

First published in the United Kingdom in 2012 by Faber & Faber Limited.