Novices

The moment recruiter Joe Mitani meets Carl Jenson, he knows he's onto something special. Few of the teenagers he interviews have the rare blend of brains and heart needed for the internships he's filling. Even fewer come to the bargaining table with a psychically-gifted brother. Carl shows up with both and delivers an ultimatum: take them both, or get nothing.

Joe takes the package deal. Finding suitable trainees for work at the bleeding edge of brain research is no easy task. Landing a prospect like Carl is worth the expense of adding a spare sibling to the roster. Eddie is as uniquely talented as he is volatile, and the Rydder Institute for Analytical Psychiatry specializes in developing exceptional talents. As far as Joe knows, there's every reason to believe two boys with extraordinary potential will thrive there.

The secrets he doesn't know are the ones that will put Carl, Eddie, and many others in grave danger.