House of Correction: A Psychological Thriller About an Unreliable Narrator Accused of Murder Who Seeks the Truth from Prison

ISBN: 0063021358

Author: French, Nicci

Condition: New

Named a New York Times Best Book to Give!This house of correction is booby-trapped with twists, thefloors paved with trapdoors, quicksand churning in the garden. Enter if youdare. -A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestsellingauthor of The Woman in the WindowFull of unexpected turns . . . Immensely satisfying. - TheNew York Times Book ReviewIn this heart-pounding standalone thriller from bestselling author Nicci French, a woman accused of murder attempts to solve her own case fromthe confines of prison-but as she unravels the truth, everything is called intoquestion, including her own certainty that she is innocent.Tabitha is not amurderer.Whena body is discovered in Okeham, England, Tabitha is shocked to find herselfbeing placed in handcuffs. It must be a mistake. Shed only recently moved backto her childhood hometown, not even getting a chance to reacquaint herself withthe neighbors. How could she possibly be a murder suspect?She knows shesnot.As Tabitha isshepherded through the system, her entire life is picked apart and scrutinized-her history of depression and medications, her decision to move back to a townshe supposedly hated . . . and of course, her past relationship with thevictim, her former teacher. But most unsettling, Tabithas own memories of thatday are a complete blur.She thinks shesnot.Fromthe isolation of the correctional facility, Tabitha dissects every piece ofevidence, every testimony she can get her hands on, matching them against herown recollections. But as dark, long-buried memories from her childhood come tolight, Tabatha begins to question if she knows what kind of person she is afterall. The world is convinced shes a killer. Tabatha needs to prove them allwrong.Butwhat if shes only lying to herself?