Prisoner: A shocking thriller inspired by the true stories of a male prison officer in a womens jail

Prison Officer Jim Dalton works on the male side of HMP Peterborough. Its a dangerous place, fuelled by testosterone-driven violence, but he has the prisoners respect. When Dalton is transferred to the female side of the prison, his next shift is so easy he cant believe that the officers over there get paid the same wages. He sleeps well for the first time in years.

Billie hasnt had it easy in life, and she has earned the nickname Damage because she has been known to cause some! Ending up in prison might have been inevitable, but Billie hasnt given up on her dreams yet. If theres a way to get out of prison faster, shes going to find it.

When Dalton is assigned to the young offenders wing, dealing with female prisoners no longer seems so simple, and in Billie he fears he may have met his match. As Billie starts to turn the screw, Dalton faces losing everything

Taking a break from his bestselling DI Barton series, Ross Greenwood returns with this shocking, page-turning and utterly compelling glimpse behind the bars of a women's prison. From a man who walked the landings himself...

Praise for Ross Greenwood:

'Move over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the pages until the final dramatic twist.' author Richard Burke

Master of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that draw you right in and wont let go until youve reached the shocking ending. Caroline Vincent at Bitsaboutbooks blog

'Ross Greenwood doesnt write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour.' author Kath Middleton