The Institute

Overview

From the author of the book behind the HBO show Blinded by the Lights comes a brand-new claustrophobic mystery thriller that’s taking Europe by storm.

Agnieszka and her flatmates are trapped in her apartment block in the Central Krakow. All windows and doors are sealed, phone lines are down and the Internet is off. Cut off from the world, they find themselves in a strange game played by the mysterious ‘THEY’. Paranoia thickens and tension builds as the chilling and gruesome endgame moves closer.

‘Big brother meets Stephen King in this chilling novel that firmly delivers with a satisfying level of unease.’ J M Dalgliesh

Praise for Blinded by the Lights
"A striking novel, brilliantly written - for the fans of the dark and gritty!" Robert Bryndza
"Tough, knowing, high-octane crime fiction... Los Angeles has James Ellroy, Boston has Dennis Lehane, Oslo has Jo Nesbo. And Warsaw has its own two-fisted crime laureate in Jakub Zulczyk. Already a massive bestseller in Poland, this is brilliant stuff from a fresh new voice in crime fiction." Tony Parsons
"Dark, dangerous, and seductive… A truly terrific piece of writing and I can#&39;t recommend it enough." G.D. Abson

Author Biography

Jakub Zulczyk is a rising star of the Eastern European literature scene. His 2014 novel Blinded by the Lights was adapted into a tv series by HBO Europe and listed as one of the best tv shows made in Europe in 2018. He is a successful screenwriter as well as the author of the bestselling Polish novels Do Me Some Harm, Radio Armageddon, Hound Hill and Black Sun.

Follow Jakub on IG @jakubzulczyk.