Evil Genius


by Catherine Jinks (Author)

Book Cover for Evil Genius

   Book 1   
Pages: 480
Cadel Piggott is a seven-year-old genius with a knack for systems. He can do just about anything: disable home security systems, hack into government databases and commit credit card fraud. But when he gets in trouble with the police his parents are forced to take him to a therapist, Dr Thaddeus Roth. But Thaddeus is not who he seems and introduces the young Cadel to a world of genetically enhanced misfits who are determined to take over the world. It is only when Cadel meets Sonja, a disabled girl with a powerful mind that can match only his, that his emotions start to catch up with his intellect. But is it too late? Will the forces of evil subsume even this super-intelligent genius, as his whole world proves to be a house of cards? Evil Genius explores the fine line between good and evil in a strange world of manipulation and subterfuge.

Recognition: Shortlisted, KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) Fiction for Years 7-9 (2011), Shortlisted, YABBA (Young Australians' Best Book Award) Fiction for Years 7-9 (2010), Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Book List (2007), Winner of the Davitt Awards - Young Adult category (2006), Shortlisted, APA Book Design Awards (2006)

Evil Genius Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Evil Genius
Reading level: 13+
Books in series: 3
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: action  crime  spy  comedy & humour  science & tech (STEM) 

 Print series book list

Books in series order

1.   Evil Genius  (2005)
2.   Genius Squad  (2008)
3.   The Genius Wars  (2009)