The Mind Game - Hardcover

MacDonald, Hector

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345440226 ISBN 13: 9780345440228

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2001

Synopsis

After agreeing to pariticipate in an experiment in the biology of human emotion for his Oxford tutor in exchange for a trip to a luxury resort in Kenya, Ben Ashurst soon discovers the terrifying reality behind the seeming paradise as he becomes ensnared in a lethal and cunning labyrinth linked to his tutor's obsession with game theory. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Hector Macdonald was born in 1973 in Nairobi, Kenya, then educated at Eton and Oxford. He received his degree in biology from Merton College, and he divides his time between London and Africa. The Mind Game, his first novel, will be published in fourteen countries in 2001.

From the Inside Flap:

science and the logic of game theory combine to form an utterly original, spellbinding novel of suspense.

"First rule of game theory: do whatever produces the optimal final outcome for you."
"I didn't know we were playing a game."
"But of course we are. . . ."

An expert in animal behavior with a brilliant analytical mind, charismatic Oxford professor James Fieldhead needs a willing subject to test a groundbreaking device that may offer the key to understanding human emotions. Encouraged by Cara, his seductive new girlfriend, Ben Ashurst agrees to participate in the study, honored to be part of the first crucial stage of life-changing research. With a luxury resort on a pristine beach in Kenya as the site of the experiment, and Cara along for the ride, it seems a perfect way to spend the winter holiday. Yet beneath the surface of a sunny paradise awaits something cold and ruthless.

As the experiment veers from abstract th

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0345440226
• ISBN 13: 9780345440228
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360