The Smart Kid by Bob Miller The Never-Ending Pursuit of Michael Shale. Michael Shale (aka Matthew Janson) discovered he's not like everyone else. And, eventually, so did the powerful and arrogant Senator Perkins, head of a secret military committee, who will stop at nothing to find Michael, who has a unique biology that could be used for military purposes. Michael hides as a student because he can. But the counselor is prodding into his history and the truth will be revealed. The truth about his genetics, his family, his true identity, his time as a military lab rat. He'd rather die than be captured again. But can Michael, the counselor, and a secret person from his past really fight back against a corrupt politician working for a shadowy ancient organization? A novel with a unique structure • First half is a mystery. Second half is a thriller • Not a YA story • Set in the 1960s & 70s ˃˃˃ It's a genre-crossing novel The Smart Kid is a Mystery-SciFi-Thriller Part political thriller. Part mystery. A touch of science fiction. Other books in The Chrysalis Chronology series: 1. The Smart Kid - available on Kindle and in paperback 2. The Time Leaper - available on Kindle and in paperback 3. The Proxy Agent - available on Kindle and in paperback 4. The Sleep Traveler - COMING SOON 5. Chrysalis Chronology, Inc. - Next year Scroll up and grab a copy today. "Overall, this is an exciting and emotionally-driven novel and I recommend it for anyone who enjoys mysteries and thrillers. It has the feel of a classic pulp adventure without the predictable plot and characters. It's truly surprising, and a lot of fun to read. Four out of five stars." - The Hungry Monster ( hungrymonsterreview.com) "Bob Miller has woven this story so well and with real, believable characters and his backstories are true and factual which make his work of fiction all the more plausible. The Smart Kid is the first in a series of books that deal with unusual people. I am dying to read the next one in the series. Five out of five stars." -- Debb Reads (debblavoie.wordpress.com) This book begins the epic saga that originated in technology stolen from the future of 2050 and transferred to the Five Founders in 1935.  The Founders use the stolen tech to create three types of genetically engineered extraordinary people in the ordinary world who have special powers the company needs to complete their goal of creating a so-called "Utopian" police state controlled by them. All five books in the series form a complete storyline. Each book is a stand alone story with a new main character. The characters join up with each succeding book to create a team trying to fight back against the evil corporation which created them. The kids at school call him The Smart Kid . The counselor calls him a mystery with no history . Michael Shale is just trying to lay low and hide in plain sight so that his past doesn't catch up to his present. He looks like an ordinary boy, but he holds a biological secret that the powerful and arrogant Senator Perkins would kill for. Michael Shale remembers what it was like to be a military lab rat. He'd rather die than be captured again. When he's discovered, the school counselor and a special person from his past convince Michael to stop running and to start fighting, or he just may get his death wish. Bob Miller, from Minneapolis, MN, had been a professional magician for 20 years. The Smart Kid is his first novel. The Time Leaper is his second novel. Like the hero of the first novel, Bob Miller also uses Magic and Misdirection to live free.