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With all hope of an appeal fading away, the fate of a condemned murderess takes a shocking turn in a breathtaking short story.

Talia Kemper is on death row for murdering her husband. She had an alibi and no known motive, yet Talia’s unwavering protestations of innocence have always been ignored. Then one day in the visiting area, she sees a recognizable stranger she’s certain is her husband. It turns out the man she’s been convicted of killing may not be dead after all. But as the days tick away toward Talia’s execution, what will it take for her to be believed?

Freida McFadden’s Death Row is part of Alibis, a collection of stories about lies, truth, and deception. It’s just a matter of what you can get away with. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

Chapter 1

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I feel like that chapter gave me claustrophobia ... memo to self dont end up in prison
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Chapter 6
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How can she be tried for murder with no body because shes convinced thats Noel
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Chapter 14

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Whybis he pretending to be a chaplain
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Finished

And i am so confused

Prologue (view spoiler)[ wow that's intense she is on death row for killing her husband- but "didn't kill him". (hide spoiler)]

chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ I can't believe she is going to call and pretend to be the other couple and cancel the wedding so she can have the venue for her wedding (hide spoiler)]

chapter 13 (view spoiler)[ omg she realises she has made a mistake and Noel wasn't cheating. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 14 (view spoiler)[ that's Noel (hide spoiler)]

Abbie wrote: "Finished

And i am so confused"

(view spoiler)[ I am assuming she has never actually been in prison and she was actually in a coma. Then the epilogue was her dying (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ Wouldn't there be evidence if she was innocent? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ Wait! Noel is still alive? (hide spoiler)]

Shae wrote: "chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

That was definitely a different response then I would of had.

Chapter 11 (view spoiler)[ So she did kill her husband? What is going on here! (hide spoiler)]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 6

(view spoiler)[ How can she be tried for murder with no body because shes convinced thats Noel
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(view spoiler)[ That was my question too. Their is no evidence against her. (hide spoiler)]

Shae wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Finished

And i am so confused"

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Thats how I took it as well.