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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100804115427

ISBN-139780804115421

eBay Product ID (ePID)1908815

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Book TitleDeath Benefits : a Novel of Suspense

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPsychological, Thrillers / General, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators

Publication Year2001

FeaturesReprint

GenreFiction

AuthorThomas Perry

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length6.9 in

Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Compelling . . . A labyrinthine tale of murder [and] conspiracy." People(page-turner of the week) "MASTERFUL . . . INSURANCE HASN'T BEEN THIS INTERESTING SINCE JAMES M. CAIN WROTEDOUBLEINDEMNITY." The Baltimore Sun "FAST-PACED . . . A TOTALLY ENVELOPING READ . . . [that] relies on the wits of the characters rather than the hightech gadgetry." The Denver Post "RELENTLESS ACTION, SEVERAL INTRIGUING CHARACTERS, AND A WILD, SURPRISING FINALE." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Compelling . . . A labyrinthine tale of murder [and] conspiracy." People (page-turner of the week) "MASTERFUL . . . INSURANCE HASN'T BEEN THIS INTERESTING SINCE JAMES M. CAIN WROTE DOUBLE INDEMNITY ." The Baltimore Sun "FAST-PACED . . . A TOTALLY ENVELOPING READ . . . [that] relies on the wits of the characters rather than the hightech gadgetry." The Denver Post "RELENTLESS ACTION, SEVERAL INTRIGUING CHARACTERS, AND A WILD, SURPRISING FINALE." St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dewey Decimal813/.54

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SynopsisA stunning novel by a master of suspense in which a naive young man with a head for numbers teams up with a veteran fraud investigator on a cross country chase . In a startling turnabout the pursuers become the pursued. A compulsive read which does for insurance rackets what Elmore Leonard did for Detroit or Dick Francis did for horse racing. (This is a stand-alone novel, not one of the Jane Whitefields.), A careful, methodical young data analyst for a California insurance company, John Walker knows when people will marry, at what age they will most likely have children, and when they will die. All signs point to a long successful career--until Max Stillman, a gruff security consultant, appears without warning at the office. It seems a colleague with whom Walker once had an affair has disappeared after paying a very large death benefit to an impostor. Stillman wants to find and convict her; Walker is convinced the woman is innocent. Now Walker teams up with Stillman on an urgent north-by-northeast race--relentlessly leading to a pay-off that just might shock the life out of him. . . .