Mind Blind

by Lari Don

Overview

A mind-bending thriller for young teens from award-winning author Lari Don, perfect for Spy Kids fans

"I killed a girl today, just after the school bell.
I keep trying to tell myself I didn't really kill her.
But she's dead. And it's my fault."

14-year-old Ciaran Bain is a highly trained fighter and gifted criminal with a special talent: he knows what his victim is thinking.

He works in a mafia-style family of gangsters, thieves and thugs who share his mind-reading talent. But Ciaran's skill comes with a crippling side effect, one that makes him disposable — even to his own family.

Then he meets Lucy, whose older sister has been killed, and they form an unlikely team. But on their perilous search across London and up to Edinburgh, on the run from Ciaran's dangerous family, can they ever trust each other?

And where can they hide if they aren't even safe in their own minds?

Award-winning author Lari Don skillfully weaves a fast-paced world of secrets, power and supernatural abilities in her first book for young teens.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782500537
Publisher:	Floris Books
Publication date:	05/15/2014
Series:	Kelpiesteen
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Lari Don has worked in politics and broadcasting, but is now a full-time writer and storyteller. She grew up in the north-east of Scotland, and lives in Edinburgh. She is the author of the Fabled Beast Chronicles; and Rocking Horse War, for older primary-age children, as well as four picture books for younger readers, The Big Bottom Hunt, How to Make a Heron Happy, Orange Juice Peas and The Magic Word.

Editorial Reviews

'Don builds a slow but tightly constructed bond between Bain and Lucy, anchoring the action-packed plot with their relationship, detailed between alternating perspectives... Come for the mind-reading spies; stay for the unlikely duo that's unable to trust each other.'
– Kirkus Reviews

'Deceit, intrigue and mind-reading make up the basis of the plot for this exciting and fast paced novel... This book is a real roller coaster ride of emotions and plot twists.'
– The School Librarian

'Pacey, compelling and mind-bending in all the right ways as the deceitful truth gets unravelled.'
– The Scotsman

'Very, very exciting, and the reasons behind all this cloak and dagger stuff makes for good thinking material... This is your classical chase, but with a twist. It's weird and dangerous, and there can be no happy ending. You still hope, though. I'd happily read more like this.'
– Bookwitch

'The plot was often tense and some of the scenes had me on the edge of my seat... I will definintely read more books written by Lari Don because I really enjoyed this one.'
– Tahiya, Craigmount High School pupil, Teen Titles

From the Publisher

2014-08-12
A boy gifted with exceptional mind-reading abilities and the sister of the girl he helped murder form a tenuous alliance.Ciaran Bain comes from a line of mind readers who work as spies for hire, hiding their talents from the outside world. But he's the weakest of the fourth generation, because he's highly sensitive; crowds overwhelm him due to the flood of emotions, and when someone touches him, it's even worse. When his family enlists him and his cousins to kidnap a girl, Bain aims to prove himself but makes a dire mistake: The target ends up dead. In an attempt to salvage the mission, he searches the girl's home, only to be confronted by her younger sister, Lucy. Bain needs Lucy to find the information he seeks, and Lucy isn't going to let the possible killer of her sister out of her sight—not until she finds out more or takes revenge. Don builds a slow but tightly constructed bond between Bain and Lucy, anchoring the action-packed plot with their relationship, detailed between alternating perspectives. Though the pace is brisk and exciting, though, the reveal of the connection between their two families is clichéd. Ultimately, it's the tug-of-war relationship between Bain and Lucy that elevates this thrill ride. Come for the mind-reading spies; stay for the unlikely duo that's unable to trust each other. (Paranormal adventure. 12-16)

Kirkus Reviews