Dead Clever

The plane had crashed into the sea of Mallorca, the pilot had survived and was trying to perpetrate an insurance fraud - of that much Alvarez was sure. He'd been clever, certainly. But dead clever?
 
The plane had crashed into the sea of Mallorca, the pilot had survived and was trying to perpetrate an insurance fraud - of that much Alvarez was sure. He'd been clever, certainly. But dead clever?