The Institution

’Quite simply, wow! One of the best high concept thrillers I’ve read in forever.’ Lisa Gardner

Dr Connie Woolwine has five days to catch a killer.

On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital, a scream shatters the night. The next morning, a nurse’s body is found and her daughter has been taken. A ransom must be paid, and the clock is ticking.

Forensic profiler Dr Connie Woolwine is renowned for her ability to get inside the mind of a murderer. Now, she must go deep undercover among the most deranged and dangerous men on earth and use her unique skills to find the baby - before it’s too late.

But as the walls close in around her, can Connie get the killer before The Institution gets her?

A claustrophobic, haunting crime thriller that will keep you up at night, perfect for those who couldn’t put down The Sanatorium and Shutter Island.

＂Brilliant! The Institution will grab you from the first page and not let go until the final paragraph.＂ Jeffery Deaver

＂A wonderful, compulsively gripping rollercoaster of a read.＂ Liz Nugent

＂Deliciously dark and utterly compelling - I couldn’t put it down.＂ - Clare Mackintosh

＂The Institution is filled with many twists and turns...and will be popular with [readers] of twisted and dark psychological thrillers.＂ Booklist

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.