Nicci French: House of Correction (UK 2021)

From the Publisher:
She's a murderer.

That day is such a blur. She can't remember clearly what happened. Oct one thing is certain. She is not capable of murder.

And there is only one person she can count on to get her out of this. Herself.

So Tabitha must fight. Against all the odds stacked against her.

For her life.

Nicci French: House of Correction. They all believe she killed him. How can she prove she's innocent? Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781471179303 (May, 2021), 513 p., £8.99.

Nicci French: House of Correction (USA 2020)

From the Publisher:
In this heart-pounding standalone thriller from bestselling author Nicci French, a woman accused of murder attempts to solve her own case from the confines of prison -- but as she unravels the truth, everything is called into question, including her own certainty that she is innocent.

Tabitha is not a murderer.
When a body is discovered in Okeham, England, Tabitha is shocked to find herself being placed in handcuffs. It must be a mistake. She'd only recently moved back to her childhood hometown, not even getting a chance to reacquaint herself with the neighbors. How could she possibly be a murder suspect?

She knows she's not.
As Tabitha is shepherded through the system, her entire life is picked apart and scrutinized -- her history of depression and medications, her decision to move back to a town she supposedly hated... and of course, her past relationship with the victim, her former teacher. But most unsettling, Tabitha's own memories of that day are a complete blur.

She thinks she's not.
From the isolation of the correctional facility, Tabitha dissects every piece of evidence, every testimony she can get her hands on, matching them against her own recollections. But as dark, long-buried memories from her childhood come to light, Tabatha begins to question if she knows what kind of person she is after all. The world is convinced she's a killer. Tabatha needs to prove them all wrong.

But what if she's only lying to herself?

Nicci French: House of Correction. A Novel. William Morrow, ISBN: 9780063021341 (October, 2020), 516 p., Hardcover $27.99, Trade Paperback $16.99, eBook $13.99.

Nicci French: House of Correction (UK 2020)

From the Publisher:
She's a murderer.
Everyone knows she killed Stuart Rees – why else would his dead body be found in her shed? So now Tabitha is in prison, awaiting trial.

Coming back to the remote coastal village where she grew up was a mistake. She didn't fit in then, and she doesn't fit in now.

That day is such a blur, she can't remember clearly what happened. There is something she is missing, something important... She only knows one thing. She is not capable of murder.

And the only one she can trust to help her out of this situation is herself.
So she must fight.
Against the odds.
For her life.

Nicci French: House of Correction. Never underestimate a woman with nothing left to lose... Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781471179273 (September, 2020), 417 p., £14.99.