The Captive is Deborah O'connor's third novel but is the first one I've read and I really enjoyed it. The story is set in a not too distant future where new restorative justice laws mean that convicted criminals don't go to a traditional prison, they serve their sentences in small cells built in the homes of their victims. The main protagonist is Hannah, a freelance baker, whose policeman husband was stabbed and killed outside a bar and the book begins as the perpetrator, a young man called Jem, is brought to her home. It's a fascinating premise and as the narrative switches between Hannah and Jem we learn more about them and the events leading up to the crime that has brought them together. Although there were a couple of predictable plot points the characters were engaging and there were more than enough twists and turns to keep me guessing right to the end.