A boy . . . a witch . . . and a totally sinister paradise: that s what Marcus gets when his mom rents a scuzzy trailer and parks it near a dirty, isy beach. Some vacation! Marcus would rather play video games anyway, but when he discovers a staircase underneath the trailer, it looks as if he may be in for some kind of multilevel, multiplayer experience controlled by a complete nightmare of a witch. It s just like a game except it s all too real. The author of Evil Genius spins a brilliantly compelling yarn of a journey into a dark and twisted land because once you enter the Paradise Trap, there s guarantee that you ll ever leave!
Catherine Jinks is the Australian author of more than 30 books. Her many awards include the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, and the Aurealis Award for Science Fiction. Her work has been published in over a dozen countries and includes Evil Genius and its sequels Genius Squad and The Genius Wars, as well as The Reformed Vampire Support Group and the forthcoming Saving Thanehaven. Visit her website at www.catherinejinks.com.