Play Dead (novel)

Play Dead
	First edition
Author	Harlan Coben
Language	English
Genre	Crime novel, mystery
Publisher	British Amer Pub Ltd
Publication date	June 1990
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	452 pp (first edition, hardback)

Last updated January 19, 2026

Play Dead is the first novel by American crime writer Harlan Coben, published in 1990.^[1]^[2]

Plot summary

No sooner had supermodel Laura Ayers and Celtics star David Baskin said "I do" than tragedy struck. While honeymooning on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, David went out for a swim—and never returned. Now widowed and grieving, Laura's search for the truth will draw her into a web of lies and deception.

References

↑ Fitch, Katherine (October 1990). "Coben, Harlan. Play Dead. 446p. British American. 1990. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-94516-728-8. LC 89-38572. YA". School Library Journal . Vol. 36, no. 10. p. 150. EBSCOhost 9010223290.
↑ Block, Marylaine (April 1990). "Coben, Harlan. Play Dead. British American Pub. May 1990. c.446p. ISBN 0-945167-28-8. $19.95". Library Journal . Vol. 115, no. 6. p. 136. EBSCOhost 9005281893.

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[1] Fitch, Katherine (October 1990). "Coben, Harlan. Play Dead. 446p. British American. 1990. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-94516-728-8. LC 89-38572. YA". School Library Journal . Vol. 36, no. 10. p. 150. EBSCOhost 9010223290.

[2] Block, Marylaine (April 1990). "Coben, Harlan. Play Dead. British American Pub. May 1990. c.446p. ISBN 0-945167-28-8. $19.95". Library Journal . Vol. 115, no. 6. p. 136. EBSCOhost 9005281893.

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