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Death Row by Freida McFadden

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EXCERPT:  My name is Talia Kemper and, with my time running short, there are a few things you need to know about me: First, I am currently on death row for murdering my husband. Second, my attorney has filed one last appeal, but if that is rejected, I will be executed by lethal injection in two weeks. And last, I am innocent. I didn’t kill my husband. With an starting like that, why would you not read this 74-page book!? Talia Kemper has a death sentence against her name. Aren't death sentences given to people who have killed others in cold blood and have no remorse? Or given to people who have done other heinous crimes which have no other solution but to remove such people from the face of the society. But Talia? Why her?  Talia has supposedly killed her husband. Premediated murder.  Talia is in prison and she is begging for someone to listen that she is innocent. She did not kill her husband! Why would she!?! She loved Noel! Why wasn't anyone listening to her?! Talia is...

The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier

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  TW - Profanities, sexual assault, r*pe The mid 80's witnessed a plague of gruesome murders in Seattle. The serial killer was then called the Beacon Hill Butcher. The Butcher killed women and then kept a lock of their hair and their left hands! Edward Shank, the then police chief, was responsible of nabbing the murderer and bringing justice to the place.  Thirty years later, Shank, who was now widowed and retired, had found home in an old age facility, handing over the keys of his house to his grandson, Matt. Matt is a young man, just building his career with food trucks and a restaurant based on his grandmother's cooking.  On renovating and redecorating the house, Matt finds some very gruesome stuff in his garden. Shocked at what he finds, he reasons out what could have led anyone to bury them in the garden and why on Earth would his grandfather keep or dump stuff like this in his backyard? Police reports and old wives' tales unearth secrets that he wasn't ready to he...

The Lodger by Valerie Keogh

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  While it is nice to be nice ...its stupidity to be naive and be so open towards people. But there is also a fact that sometimes, we act out of impulse without thinking about repercussions.  Leigh Simons, without thinking much, offered a room in her home to a lovely barista/ waitress Gina, at her regular coffee shop. Gina jumped at the offer and before Leigh could even rethink of her action, was ready to move into the house. Leigh kept reasoning if she had done the right thing. It was ok, she told herself as her boyfriend Matt was anyways in another town and visited her only on weekends. A little company would make her feel less bored in the evenings and who doesn't like a little company. When Leigh reveals this decision to Matt, he is not very happy. But, what is there to say now? At work, Leigh is constantly irritated with her boss's behaviour. She ends up punching him in the face, for which she is sent to some workshop that is supposed to teach her anger management. There,...