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<b>A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she guilty? Inspired by a true historical case, this spellbinding novel will keep you guessing until the final heart-stopping revelation . . .</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <i>I'm on trial for the murder of my husband William. But no one knows the truth about my marriage.</i><br> <br> <br> <br> I sit in the dock each day and listen to them tell their lies. That William wasn't taking arsenic, that he was a nobleman who would never hurt anyone. That I'm a cunning, deceitful woman who should hang for what I've done.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Everyone betrayed me. My best friend, the family, the servants. Even my lover.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> They think because I purchased arsenic that I'm the one who poisoned him. They think I'm dangerous. They think I'm mad.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>But when this trial is over it will only be the beginning. Because I won't rest until I get my revenge, even if I must claw myself from an unconsecrated grave to do it .</b><b> . .</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Praise for Tonya Mitchell's <i>A Feigned Madness</i></b><br> <br> <br> <br> "A compelling read for anyone with an interest in Victorian history." --Pam Lecky, author of the Lucy Lawrence mysteries<br> <br> <br> <br> "Vivid, enthralling . . . a knockout." --Kim Taylor Blakemore, author of <i>After Alice Fell</i>