A lot has changed for Cadel Piggott recently. Everything he believed he understood about his lifestyle has been blown to pieces. In some cases, actually. He still includes a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of most kinds, but he‚s no longer in cahoots with Dr. Darkkon, the most powerful criminal mastermind in the globe, and he’s no longer the superstar pupil at the Axis Institute for World Domination. In fact, right now he’s in foster care, awaiting the trial at which he‚ll have to testify against wicked genius Prosper English, a man who was simply once believed to be Cadel’s father.

With round-the-clock surveillance-intended to keep him safe and sound until he can testify-and no computer to call his own, Cadel really doesn’t have much of a life

at all.

So whenever a group called Genius Squad strategies him to become listed on a secret analysis into GenoME, Dr. Darkkon‚s pet project, Cadel can’t state no, despite the fact that he suspects Genius Squad isn’t quite what it seems-and even though he’s sure they won’t be able to shield him if Prosper English makes a jailbreak.