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Presumed Guilty

by Tess Gerritsen

Miranda returns home to find her murdered ex-lover in her bed—and every piece of evidence points straight at her.

Genre and trope pairingsRomanceEnemies to loversRomanceSlow burnThrillerMind gamesMysteryWhodunnitMysteryAmateur sleuthMysteryRed herring
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About Presumed Guilty

Miranda Wood thought her affair with the wealthy, married Richard Tremain was over until she finds him stabbed to death in her bed with her own knife. Arrested as the obvious suspect, she is unexpectedly released when an anonymous benefactor posts bail. Unsure whether someone is helping or manipulating her, Miranda sets out to prove her innocence while the real killer closes in.

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Content warnings
  • murder
  • stabbing
  • false accusation
  • infidelity
  • attempted murder
  • misogyny and slut shaming
  • racialized stereotyping
  • sexual content

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