The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

MBS & the Prisoner's Dilemma

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart is the third book about a group of four extraordinarily gifted and adventurous children who call themselves the Mysterious Benedict Society.

Since this is the third book in the series, I won't say much here about the plot. I've enjoyed all three books, and while the first will always be my favorite, I think Prisoner's Dilemma is the second best. I enjoyed that they were back home at Mr. Benedict's mansion for most of this one, and the action built up nicely.

The MBS books in general are fabulous - they have it all: great characters, illustrations that are a bit Gorey-esque, a formidable group of bad guys, logic puzzles, brain teasers, and pie.

This series is outstanding, and is a perfect gift for kids (boys or girls) from about 5th grade through 9th. It's also a series that adults who enjoy YA & kid's novels will love too; my mom and many of my friends have read and loved them.

For anyone wanting to give this series a try, I recommend starting with the first book, The Mysterious Benedict Society, which is available in paperback from The Book Depository for only $3.49.

Comments

[Michelle]

[this is good] Is today review day for you?

I love these books.  I hope there are more.

[Emily]

I wish today was review day. Have a lot of other stuff to do, but I hope to get another review up today. Lots of reviews post. :)

I am making a lot of progress moving posts over though. This morning I made it to 2009. :) So 104 posts to go.

[Michelle]

Good job. You'll definitely be ready by the new year.

[Emily]

I'm actually hoping to be done by the end of this week. :D We'll see how I do.

I'm working a lot on my facebook page and getting antsy to launch my new blog so I can sync them up.

[Vishy]

[this is good]

Nice review! I liked the lines 'a formidable group of bad guys, logic puzzles, brain teasers, and pie' :) Makes me want to get started on the book now!

 

[Jennifer]

I read the first book, I'll get to the second one eventually.

[Tryphaena]

Thanks for the tip.  It's now in my queue at the library!

[Kristie]

[this is good] I finished this book a couple of weeks ago. I love it too! This series is great, especially when you need a break from adult life :o)