Julia Heaberlin is the author of Black-Eyed Susans, Lie Still, and Playing Dead. She is an award-winning journalist who has worked at the Fort-Worth Star Telegram, The Detroit News, and The Dallas Morning News. She grew up in Texas and lives with her family near Dallas/Fort Worth, where she is at work on her next novel of psychological suspense.
“In a word, this book is fun.” —Fort-Worth Star-Telegram
“Tommie is a smart, sassy, loving, and doggedly persistent narrator
in this fast-moving mystery that occasionally tugs at the
heartstrings. A promising debut.”
—Booklist
“Tommie McCloud is the kind of character that every female reader
ends up wanting as a sister of best friend—a friend of passionate
loyalties, a no-nonsense woman who doesn’t possess the insincerity
gene, a not-too-girly Texas spitfire…feverishly
compelling….Heaberlintells the story with whip-smart dialogue, an
insistent pace and keen wit; it’s irresistible enough that I sped
through all 300-plus pages in one sitting.” —Dallas Morning
News
"A terrific debut . . . Like the Chicken-Fried Steak that its
characters love, Playing Dead combines Texas and Noir in
unexpectedly wonderful ways, with a refreshingly real
heroine and a plot thatmoves and twists with the
unpredictability of a rodeo bull."
—Susanna Kearsley, author of The Rose Garden
“A debut crime novel from an author with a very promising
future….Heaberlin can certainly keep the suspense going and dangled
me like a fish on a line….Heaberlin’s debut is excellently written
with a great mix of intrigue, murder and mystery to keep the reader
determined to see what happens on Tommie’s journey.”
—Crimesquad
“As Heaberlin leads the reader through several complex threads, her
fast-paced narrative rarely flags.” —Detroit News
“Impressive….her debut’s most striking feature is Tommie’s
narrative voice, which is so winning and vivacious.” —Sunday
Times (UK)
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