House of Correction
Book Feature - House of Correction by Nicci French
HBL Note: I think one of the most frightening plot lines is when characters can’t trust themselves. You know when you’re so sure of something and then someone, for me it is usually my spouse, presents undeniable evidence that you’re wrong and it takes your mind a second to fully shift into this new reality? Those moments, even when it is something small, are so scary! Am I losing my mind? In House of Correction by Nicci French (which is actually a pseudonym of husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French), Tabitha is out to prove that she did not commit the murder she was charged of…but as she digs deeper into what really happened she begins to doubt her own innocence. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - House of Correction by Nicci French
Book Feature - House of Correction by Nicci French
From the publisher:
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?
Book Feature - House of Correction by Nicci French
