Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud

by Elizabeth Greenwood and Elizabeth Greenwood

Book Overview

Is it still possible to fake your own death in the twenty-first century? With six figures of student loan debt, Elizabeth Greenwood was tempted to find out. So she sets off on a foray into the world of death fraud, where for $30,000 a consultant can make you disappear but your suspicious insurance company might hire a private detective to dig up your coffin only to find it filled with rocks. Greenwood tracks down a man who staged a kayaking accident...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476739331
• ISBN13: 9781476739335
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"