House of Correction
by Nicci French.
What if a person accused of murder has to investigate the crime from inside prison? And fires her lawyer so has to conduct her own defense in court? Especially if she’s undisciplined and prone to offensive outbursts?
The Murder List
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Harvard law student Rachel is married to Jack, the top defense attorney in Boston. She’s been offered a summer internship with Jack’s nemesis, the local District Attorney. Rachel figures she’ll learn the prosecutor’s tricks from the inside, positioning her perfectly to be Jack’s law partner when she graduates.
But Rachel confronts a dilemma. What’s more important: winning, or justice?