The Institute - Stephen King

There's only one way out . . . the hugely anticipated paperback edition of King's bestselling hardback which combines the childhood camaraderie of IT with the suspense of THE OUTSIDER. NO 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 . . . the hugely anticipated paperback edition of king's bestselling hardback which combines the childhood camaraderie of ...