Cadel Piggott has had a hard time lately. He's living with a teenaged thug. He doesn't know where he was born. He doesn't know who his father is. All he knows is that he's under constant threat from Prosper English - the criminal mastermind he helped to put in gaol.

And now Cadel must decide whether to throw in his lot with a team of specialists dedicated to bringing down a corrupt corporation. Will Genius Squad be the answer to all his prayers? Or is he right to feel suspicious of its motives?

Praise for Evil Genius, winner of the 2006 YA category of the Davitt Awards:

'Highly original ... Imagine Harry Potter brought up by Lord Voldemort, and you have some idea.' - Jane Sullivan, the Age

'Really smart and clever.' - Philadelphia Inquirer

'This hefty but engrossingly complex tale features a young super-brain being groomed for world domination . . . Cadel rides right up there with Artemis Fowl as a sympathetic anti-villain.' - Kirkus Reviews