The first book by Dugdall, The Woman Before Me, that I read was a very interesting journey into a world that the author obviously knows a lot about. In my review I noted:
"Obviously Dugdall is writing about a world that she knows very well - the depiction of jail culture is stark and very pointed. She's also writing about the circumstances of people that she knows well - how someone's past can affect their present, and how complex the problems of justice and punishment can be."
At the time I hoped that there was more to come, and the author has been kind enough to write one, and Text Publishing have published it here. Excellent.
From the Blurb:
When Probation Officer Cate Austin is given her new assignment, she faces the highest-profile case of her career. Alice Mariani helped her lover to die, and Cate has to recommend a sentence.
But first she needs to understand. Why did Alice agree to everything he asked of her?