First published 2026
Talia Kemper awaits execution for her husband's murder. She had an alibi. She had no motive. Yet no one believed her protests of innocence. The conviction stands, the appeals have failed, and death approaches. Then during a prison visit, Talia spots a familiar face across the room. The man looks exactly like her supposedly dead husband. If he's alive, everything changes. Her conviction crumbles. Her death sentence becomes meaningless. But proving his identity from behind bars seems impossible. Time runs out as Talia's execution date looms. She must find a way to expose the truth before the state kills her for a crime that may never have happened. In this race against death, Talia discovers that being right means nothing if no one will listen.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time, wrongly-accused
80 pages · Paperback · Poisoned Pen Press
Content warnings: death, murder