The Mind Game — M.G. Harris

Years have passed since her childhood friend disappeared, but Roni remains consumed by the enigma. Can she uncover what happened to Maxim Santiago? Podcast fame thrusts 17-year-old Roni into a perilous quest to find her missing friend, who disappeared from Dulles Airport, Washington D.C. She teams up with tech-savvy Kenzie to crack cryptic messages and unearth a dark secret about trafficked kids. Dodging shadowy agents of the ruthless Russian dictator waging a global 'Mind Game' on his enemies, they end up in a sweltering Mexican town, a nexus for refugees. They shared childhood memories, but Maxim has changed. He's older, wiser, perhaps even dangerous. Now he seeks their help to rescue enslaved children guarding a world-shaking secret, but time's running out. Roni and Kenzie dive into Maxim's risky mission, testing their friendship amid a struggle for control of a key project that could win the Mind Game. It's a journey that brings Roni an astonishing self-discovery. Can she trust in herself to help the rescue succeed? From sci-fi author M.G. Harris, creator of the best-selling Joshua Files (Radio Times Magazine, 5th September 2013) comes a spy thriller for young adults set in a world of geopolitical conflicts that sits rather closely to our own post-pandemic world. Praise for M. G. Harris: MG Harris proves she has a deft touch and a real skill for writing heart-stopping adventure Vanessa Curtis, 16 February 2008, The Glasgow HeraldM.G. Harris is a very skilled storyteller Ed Fortune, Starburst Magazine, 2014Harris keeps the tension high throughout the action sequences Paul Simpson, Sci-Fi Bulletin, 2015Harris's prose is nice and breezy Michael Cook, Geek Vibes Nation, 2023