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Playing Dead
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January 1, 2020
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January 31, 2020
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Jonetta

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Jonetta
Tom O’Brien was convicted of murdering his wife and her lover 15 years ago. His daughter, Claire, was the principal witness at his trial as she walked in on the murder scene shortly after he discovered them. Tom was one of the San Quentin prisoners who escaped following the earthquake but he covertly helped law enforcement capture all of the others. Now he’s singularly focused on convincing Claire of his innocence, even if it means his recapture. In the meantime, FBI Special Agent Matt Bianchi h ...more
Anita
Jan 16, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This was a great mystery-suspense plot. The romance, not so hot, not so much and not at all satisfying to the romantic in me. I like my suspense intense and my romance scorching. But, I can live with a so-so romance as long as the mystery is there and is was there all the way from start to finish.

Claire O'Brien has spent half her life believing her father, a cop, killed her mother. When Tom O'Brien escapes prison, she wants him caught and returned to death row. Even a law student, Maddox, claimi
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Robin
Mar 02, 2015 rated it really liked it
Fifteen years ago, Claire O'Brien's mother and her lover were murdered. Her father was convicted of the crime. Now he has escaped from San Quentin and has contacted her. He tells her he is innocent and needs her to use her private investigator skills to prove it. FBI Agent Mitch Bianchi believes Tom O'Brien is innocent. Tom saved his life when other escapees tried to kill him. Mitch started digging into the past and sees big holes in the case. During his investigation, Mitch meets Claire and doe ...more
Melissa
Jan 20, 2020 rated it really liked it
Tom O’Brien escaped from prison after an earthquake and he sets out to prove he’s innocent of the crime he was sent to prison for. First he needs to convince his daughter. Along the way he helps the FBI catch other escaped convicts.

From the beginning of the book it’s hard to believe that Tom O’Brien killed his wife and lover. After the events of that day are described for the reader it’s even harder to understand why he was charged. There is no proof and no evidence. This fact alone lets the rea
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Charlene
I liked this third in the series. Obviously, my number one suspect wasn't right, or the book would have been much shorter! ...more
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Jan 12, 2013 rated it really liked it
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