THE INSTITUTE

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO ONE HAS EVER ESCAPED FROM THE INSTITUTE.Luke Ellis a super-smart twelve-year-old with an exceptional gift is the latest in a long line of kids abducted and taken to a secret government facility hidden deep in the forest in Maine.Here kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - like Luke's new friends Kalisha Nick and Iris are subjected to a series of experiments.There seems to be no hope of escape. Until Luke teams up with an even younger boy whose powers of telepathy are off the scale.Meanwhile far away in a small town in South Carolina former cop Tim Jamieson looking for the quiet life has taken a job working for the local sheriff. He doesn't know he's about to take on the biggest case of his career . . .THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT.'An epic tale of childhood betrayal and hope regained... an immersive tale full of suspense and thrills that will keep readers up late at night racing towards a heartbreaking yet glorious finale... a dazzling achievement' - Daily Express