The Institution

· HarperCollins UK
4.5
37 reviews
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432
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‘Deliciously dark and utterly compelling – I couldn’t put it down.’ – CLARE MACKINTOSH They’re locked up for your safety. Now, you’re locked in with them.

How do you find a murderer in a prison full of killers?

On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital, a scream shatters the night.

A nurse has been murdered and her daughter has been taken.

And with only five days to find the girl, the clock is ticking for Dr Connie Woolwine to find a killer hiding in plain sight...

Welcome to The Institution. The locked room thriller readers don't want to leave.

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‘I don't think I have ever read anything that gripped me quite so intensely.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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‘A book that evolves at break-neck speed, taking the reader on a spine-chilling journey.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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‘Tense, exciting, heart-thumping action’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Deliciously creepy, unflinching and addictive.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A first-class locked room thriller.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Gobsmackingly good!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Helen Fields' talent for creating atmospheric thrillers knows no bounds.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A real page-turner; what a ride straight from the outset. I felt physically chilled.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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‘Original and innovative...a crackingly scary thriller.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Ratings and reviews

4.5
37 reviews
Gregory Clody
September 5, 2024
first, good book. not so much a who-done-it as a walk through serial killer's stories. second, too much psychology blather from the main character. sounded like a grad school coffee house. I skimmed pages of the book where Connie monologed through Psych 101 like a future barista.
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lazy homebody
December 4, 2023
Better than average writing but two things bothered me. The fact that Connie was going to NOT RESCUE the cat, and the fact that she's supposed to be from MA but says, "plant pot" and "in hospiral" plus she went to the beach every day (?) in temps below freezing?
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Stefanie Hainey
May 20, 2024
Can't remember the last time I finished a book. It was good to get back into reading, I read this book on my commute to and from work and every time I had to stop reading I couldn't wait to get back on the bus to continue. Had me on the edge of my seat trying to find out what happens next before I had to put it down again. I will be looking for another title by this author and if it was as good as this one then I'm excited for the next journey.
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About the author

Helen Fields studied law at the University of East Anglia, then went on to the Inns of Court School of Law in London. She joined chambers in Middle Temple where she practised criminal and family law. After her second child was born, Helen left the Bar, and now runs a media company with her husband David. The DI Callanach series is set in Scotland, where Helen feels most at one with the world.

Helen and her husband are digital nomads, moving between the Americas and Europe with their three children and looking for adventures. Helen loves Twitter but finds it completely addictive. She can be found at @Helen_Fields.

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