The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Mysterious Benedict Society Series
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Book 3 in the Mysterious Benedict Society series
Pages: 390
Published: 2009
Age: 8+
Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before.
About the Mysterious Benedict Society Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Mysterious Benedict Society(2007)
- 2.The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey(2008)
- 3.The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma(2009)
- 4.The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict(2012)
- +Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums(2011)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?
When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed.
Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all? Welcome to the Mysterious Benedict Society.

