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“A delightful read, and for anyone tantalized by the prospect of disappearing without a trace it might even provide some useful tips.”
— Erik Larson, New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake
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Exuberant and ironic, witty and compassionate, various and keenly-focused, Playing Dead is eccentric investigative journalism. A terrific subject, where the deadly (excuse the pun) serious and absurdly comic meet and mesh." — Margo Jefferson, author of Negroland
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Elizabeth Greenwood is as entertaining and gifted an archeologist of subcultures as she is an able explorer of issues like anonymity, the right to privacy, and how much control people can ever exert over their identities. An energetic and insatiable writer, her generous mind infuses every page of this astonishing book." — Heidi Julavits, author of The Folded Clock
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Faking your own death is, in many ways, the greatest con of all — and Elizabeth Greenwood pulls it off with flair in this beguiling foray into the wacky yet somehow ever-fascinating realm of death fraud." — Maria Konnikova, New York Times bestselling author of The Confidence Game
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Quirky, engaging, and surprisingly uplifting... Elizabeth Greenwood has written a book about death, faked and real, that teaches us much about life." — Eric Weiner, New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Genius
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Playing Dead marks the debut of a very talented author. Both the book and the writer are cause for celebration." — Jeff Guinn, New York Times bestselling author of Manson
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A curious quest to find out just how feasible it is to disappear in the information age. Greenwood takes readers on a strange journey as she navigates the mysteries of disappearance… An entertaining investigation." — Publishers Weekly
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Entertaining and enlightening." — Booklist
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Lighthearted... interweaving personal experiences and insights. Earnestly researched." — Kirkus Reviews
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If your life totally sucks then simply end it and start a new one. Elizabeth Greenwood’s creepy and hilarious foray into death fakery shows you how.” — Simon Doonan, author of The Asylum
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