The Mind of a Genius

by David Snowdon

Set in London, Copenhagen, Hong Kong and Australia.Special Agent Jason Clay from the British MI4 is hired to find a secret formula that was invented by famous British Scientist, Malcolm Prince. It was a formula that could change the world. But the CIA, the Denmark Intelligence, the Australian Intelligence and some very determined individuals are also after that formula and can't wait to get their hands on it. The action moves from London, to Copenhagen, Hong Kong and Australia. Espionage is the name of the game.

288 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

David Snowdon started writing in 1983 and has written 12 thrillers and many short stories over the years. His first published work, Too Young To Die was published in August 2006 and his second novel, The Mind of a Genius was published in November 2007. The Mind of a Genius won an award for the best Mystery and Adventure novel in 2008. A Crime To Be Rich was published in May 2010 and became an instant bestseller. Sucker To Be Alive, his latest work was released in April 2011.

Reviews

[Darlene · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stay away from this one.

I was sent this book for review and I tried my very best to get through it. I could never read more than a chapter at a sitting. There is a good story, here, but it was poorly written. It's not a flowing story. The chosen words are repetitive and annoying. The scene descriptions were dry and boring.

An example of how not to write a book. (If you want to read it to see what I mean, don't buy it. I'll send you mine.)

I didn't finish this book. I only made it to page 50 and when I received a response from the author that I didn't know what I was talking about when I commented about the repetitive words and dry descriptions, I stopped reading.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Malcolm Prince is a brilliant British scientist. His latest invention has caused quite a buzz from MI4 to The Denmark Intelligence group. Malcolm’s invention involves a formula, so great that it will change the world. Now some of the elite agencies in the world will race around the globe from London, Copenhagen, Hong Kong and Australia to gain possession of Malcolm’s formula. It won’t be easy as each group is only one step behind each other.

I did not have to worry about The Mind of a Genius not being interesting as there was enough action and adventure to satisfy my taste. Though I did enjoy all the different agencies that were thrown in the mix; I didn’t care for the power trips the MI4, CIA and The Denmark Intelligence had with each other. I do have to hand it to Mr. Snowdon on this novel. The storyline consisted of many twists and turns that I never knew what to expect next. It wasn’t till the end that I discovered the true nature of Malcolm Prince’s formula and its use. When I did learn what the formula was to be used for, all I could think was...what an ingenious idea! All and all The Mind of a Genius is a good book.

[Wisteria Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

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