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Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud
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3 Reddit comments about Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud:

u/daaaaanadolores · 16 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

Regarding faked deaths, I recently devoured a fantastic book on the subject of pseudocide and faked death conspiracies, entitled, Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud by Elizabeth Greenwood. It's available as an audiobook through iTunes and Audible, and it's also available as a real-life book (and Prime Eligible!) through Amazon.

Although he's not the focus of the book, the author actually spends a lot of time (like a week or so?) with John Darwin, who was previously mentioned in this thread, and gets some fantastic insight from her time with him.

She also talks a lot to Frank M. Ahearn, who worked as a "skip-tracer," and now helps people (mostly women trying to escape domestic violence situations) disappear.

My summary truly isn't doing the book justice. It's one of the first books in a long time that absolutely captivated me from start to finish. I coincidentally started reading it around the time Lori Erica Kennedy/Ruff's case was resolved, and it helped answer some of the questions I had.

u/ageing_giraffe · 6 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

Is it this book? https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Dead-Journey-Through-World/dp/1476739331

If so, it looks really interesting, thank you for recommending!

u/Unibean · 3 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

I am currently reading this and it's very good. It is about people who fake their deaths but gives you an idea on how difficult it is to pull off.
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Dead-Journey-Through-World/dp/1476739331