The Institution

'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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'A first-class locked room thriller.' ?????


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'Helen Fields' talent for creating atmospheric thrillers knows no bounds.' ?????


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'Chilling, claustrophobic and packed with twists and turns.' ?????


'Original and innovative...a crackingly scary thriller.' ?????


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