HOUSE OF CORRECTION - Nicci French

House of Correction is a standalone psychological thriller by Nicci French (pen name of the husband-and-wife writing duo Nicci Gerrard and Sean French). Tabitha Hardy returns to Okeham, the remote coastal village where she grew up, only to be accused of murdering her neighbour Stuart Rees, whose body is found in her shed. Awaiting trial in prison, with only a blurred memory of that day, Tabitha knows one thing for certain: she is not capable of murder. She must investigate her own case from behind bars to prove her innocence. The novel was Highly Commended for the 2021 CWA Gold Dagger Award. Published by Simon and Schuster UK (2020), paperback, 513 pages.