The Two Deaths of Lilian Carmichael

The Two Deaths of Lilian Carmichael

Author: Paulette Kennedy Listening Length: 8h 19m
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A young woman, perceived dead, plots to reinvent herself in a gripping historical gothic about secrets, superstition, and murder by the bestselling author of The Devil and Mrs. Davenport. South Carolina, 1853. Lillian Carmichael, privileged daughter of a disgraced Charleston family, is due to be hanged for the murder o...

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Twenty-Five

When I reach Broadbent’s office, out of breath and boiling beneath my cloak, I throw it off in frustration and try the door. It’s locked, the front windows dark. I bang on the door with my closed fist. Finally, a weary maid opens to me. “Yes, miss? Can I help you.”

“I need to see Dr. Broadbent, please. It’s an emergency.”

With my reddened face and panicked breathlessness, it’s hardly an act.