PLAY DEAD (HB)

In each soul, a secret ...Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne andJessica Balzano's first assignment from the Cold Case files is the brutalmurder of a young runaway. The lifeless body of Caitlin O'Riordan wasfound carefully posed in a glass display case in the desolate PhiladelphiaBadlands but, as Byrne and Balzano rapidly discover, she was just the firstpawn in the killer's twisted game...A mysterious phone call leads them on ascavenger hunt for a second victim. This time a young girl has beendismembered, her body parts left in three boxes in the basement of adeserted house. More clues lead to other victims and, as the body countrises, it becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose,hell-bent on completing the 'performance' of a lifetime.As more runawaysvanish, Byrne and Balzano come to realize that the homicidal mastermindplans to complete seven depraved tricks in his dark and dangerous magicact. With Balzano increasingly obsessed by a case that haunts her, andByrne struggling with a loss of his own, the stakes are mounting. But thisis one game they can't afford to lose...