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    Playing Dead
    Playing Dead
    Playing Dead
    Audiobook12 hours

    Playing Dead

    Written by Jessie Keane

    Narrated by Karen Cass

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    Annie Carter is back…

    She was a madam in a brothel and a gangster’s moll, but now her protection is gone and her enemies are closing in.

    1971, London gang boss Annie Carter Barolli is living the New York high life with the feared mafia godfather Constantine Barolli. Then family tragedy strikes, leaving only Annie, Constantine’s sister Gina and his three children alive, and now they’re in terrible danger. And what’s worse – it signals a major shift in mafia power.

    Annie returns to London with her daughter Layla, pursued by a hit man. Someone wants her dead and the only way she can stay alive is to find out who’s paying for the contract and to strike first.

    Then, the reappearance of an old East End face sparks a shocking suspicion – the possibility that Max Carter, Annie’s first and greatest love, didn’t die two years ago, as she had been led to believe.

    Has he truly just been playing dead?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 19, 2017
    ISBN9780008240974
    Author

    Jessie Keane

    Jessie Keane was born in Hampshire, the only girl in a large wealthy family. An early writer, she began winning literary prizes at age eight. Jessie’s bestselling novel Dirty Game was published in 2008. A series of successful books featuring the central character, Anne Bailey, followed, including Scarlett Woman, Black Widow and Playing Dead. Jessie has earned five National Book Awards for her work. She currently resides in London and Hampshire.

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