The Mourning Necklace

They said I would swing for the crime, and I did. 1724. In a tavern near Edinburgh, Maggie Dickson wakes up and finds herself in a coffin. Sentenced to death by hanging, her neck did not break : she is still, miraculously, alive. Next door, her family drown their sorrows, mourning her loss yet relieved it is done with. Shame haunts them. Convicted for the murder of her newborn child, Maggie maintained her innocence until justice was delivered.
Or so everyone thought. Bruised and dazed, Maggie's return triggers shock and wild speculation. But all that matters to her is whether the law will hang her twice...