Death Row
Freida McFadden, 2025
Mystery, thriller & crime Contemporary fiction
A condemned woman insists she didn't kill her husband, and the countdown to her execution has already started.
Feels like dread and curiosity. About death, society and love.
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Being believed is not the same as being saved.
I didn’t do it.” My voice slurs on the words. “I didn’t kill my husband. I’m innocent.” Albert is quiet for a moment, his fingers frozen on the syringe that will paralyze my muscles. He exchanges looks with Rhea and then lets out a deep sigh. “Yes,” he says, “we know. Freida McFadden.Freida McFadden is a pen name: she works as a physician specialising in brain injury and wrote for years before her thrillers became bestsellers.
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Questions readers ask
- What is Death Row like?
- Feels like dread and curiosity. About death, society and love.
- What should I read after Death Row?
- If you liked Death Row, try Verity (Colleen Hoover), The Perfect Marriage (Jeneva Rose) and Behind Closed Doors (B.A. Paris).
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Some people keep a darker world on hand so the real one stays bearable.
I needed for the imaginary version of my world to be darker than my real world. Otherwise, I would have wanted to leave them both.
Verity · Colleen Hoover
What it costs to make yourself unnoticeable in a crowded room.
She was trying to make herself as small as possible, blending into the background, going unnoticed. But to me, she was the only person in that room.
The Perfect Marriage · Jeneva Rose
Perfect manners can be the most frightening thing about a person.
We go downstairs and in the hall, he takes my coat from the cupboard and holds it open while I slip my arms into it. In the drive outside, he holds the car door for me and waits until I’m in. As he closes it behind me, I can’t help thinking it’s a shame he’s such a sadistic bastard, because he has wonderful manners.
Behind Closed Doors · B.A. Paris
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