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Mind Game
It’s on. The war with the Black Jays has begun.
After Devin’s death, the police revealed his identity and affiliation with the Black Jays to the media. War has been declared against the Jays.
But the Jays have stepped up their game.
El Diablo legislator Concepción Rivera has proposed a measure to invest in infrastructure improvements for a crumbling Downtown, as well as subsidize the steep cost of cooling, water, and energy in their brutal climate. A game-changer for Downtown, for El Diablo, and they’ve got the votes.
That is, until the Jays begin targeting legislators who support it.
Quinn, Jones, and the Protectorate are working night and day to protect the legislators, to find the Jays and expose them. But every time they get close, the Jays foil them again.
It’s a game of cat and mouse, leading to an unforgettable confrontation that will change everyone’s lives.
After Devin’s death, the police revealed his identity and affiliation with the Black Jays to the media. War has been declared against the Jays.
But the Jays have stepped up their game.
El Diablo legislator Concepción Rivera has proposed a measure to invest in infrastructure improvements for a crumbling Downtown, as well as subsidize the steep cost of cooling, water, and energy in their brutal climate. A game-changer for Downtown, for El Diablo, and they’ve got the votes.
That is, until the Jays begin targeting legislators who support it.
Quinn, Jones, and the Protectorate are working night and day to protect the legislators, to find the Jays and expose them. But every time they get close, the Jays foil them again.
It’s a game of cat and mouse, leading to an unforgettable confrontation that will change everyone’s lives.
303 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 30, 2024
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November 15, 2024
"Mind Game" by C.A. Hartman is the third sequel in the "Mindjacker" series. The story is set in the western American city of "El Diablo", now a desert city due to climate change and years of drought. Quinn Hartley is a young woman desperately trying to escape poverty by working for the Mindjackers.
The Mindjackers are an underground organized crime group with an ethics code that for a fee will steal copies of memories from the rich and the powerful. The reader is kept engaged by Quinn Hartley’s struggle with poverty, living in El Diablo, the acts of mindjacking she does, and her dangerous romance with a police officer.
Eventually she discovers a rival underground group that operates without the ethics code of the Mindjackers and she becomes their target as she discovers a city wide conspiracy.
The second book in the Mindjacker series ends on a steep cliffhanger. In this third book the reader gets a resolution to that cliff hanger and other aspects of the story. The ending is kept open-ended enough to allow for future additions to the story.
This is an engaging and fun series to read. Climate change is used as part of the setting for the series, but this is not at all a depressing dystopian story. The reader’s attention is riveted to Quinn Hartley’s conflicts and that makes the background of daily life in a climate change altered city approachable and interesting.
The characters are colorful and well developed. It was fun to read this third sequel and have a visit
with those multidimensional characters again. One of my favorites is Hammond Jones, the intimidating downtown thug who contrary to his appearance is an intelligent family man.
A very fun and absorbing series.
The Mindjackers are an underground organized crime group with an ethics code that for a fee will steal copies of memories from the rich and the powerful. The reader is kept engaged by Quinn Hartley’s struggle with poverty, living in El Diablo, the acts of mindjacking she does, and her dangerous romance with a police officer.
Eventually she discovers a rival underground group that operates without the ethics code of the Mindjackers and she becomes their target as she discovers a city wide conspiracy.
The second book in the Mindjacker series ends on a steep cliffhanger. In this third book the reader gets a resolution to that cliff hanger and other aspects of the story. The ending is kept open-ended enough to allow for future additions to the story.
This is an engaging and fun series to read. Climate change is used as part of the setting for the series, but this is not at all a depressing dystopian story. The reader’s attention is riveted to Quinn Hartley’s conflicts and that makes the background of daily life in a climate change altered city approachable and interesting.
The characters are colorful and well developed. It was fun to read this third sequel and have a visit
with those multidimensional characters again. One of my favorites is Hammond Jones, the intimidating downtown thug who contrary to his appearance is an intelligent family man.
A very fun and absorbing series.
June 2, 2024
This book was brilliant, the best of the series so far! Loads of action, yippee, and plenty of twists and turns.
The world is all built now, so the reader can sit back and just enjoy the story. And it was a story that kept me glued to it, and was extremely difficult to put down!
The characters are all great, and well written. It is a series that crosses genres, so there are many who will enjoy it, but I do recommend reading it as a series.
I can’t wait for the next book in this captivating series - although they are obviously linked, I’m happy to report that this doesn’t end in a cliffhanger.
The world is all built now, so the reader can sit back and just enjoy the story. And it was a story that kept me glued to it, and was extremely difficult to put down!
The characters are all great, and well written. It is a series that crosses genres, so there are many who will enjoy it, but I do recommend reading it as a series.
I can’t wait for the next book in this captivating series - although they are obviously linked, I’m happy to report that this doesn’t end in a cliffhanger.
July 4, 2024
I absolutely couldn't wait to read this book. I greatly enjoyed the rest of the series and I'm happy to say that the third book is just as good as the first. One of the big draws with this author is their character development. We as the reader learn about characters through their words and actions, instead of just being told how they are. The myriad of small details always pulls me into the story, be it from small gestures made, or details about the background but it creates a fully immersive reading experience. The story is full of action, with great pacing and the way it unfolds feels organic and not rushed. Excellent read.
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