MALICIOUS GAMES YA THRILLERS
MALICIOUS GAMES TRILOGY
AT BRANSON ACADEMY, BRILLIANCE IS EXPECTED. SURVIVAL IS OPTIONAL.
Three siblings. One elite school. A game that could destroy them all.
The Rambally siblings came to the elite New England boarding school to build brilliant futures. Instead, they find themselves caught in a ruthless world where reputation is currency, loyalty is fragile, and ambition can turn deadly.
BOOK 1 - A GAME OF MALICE
When tech prodigy Mackenzie Fleming vanishes, Lucas Rambally uncovers a dangerous game of secrets, strategy, and betrayal lurking beneath the academy’s polished façade. But the deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes: someone at Branson has been playing a long, calculated game, and Mackenzie's disappearance was only the opening move.
BOOK 2 - A CROWN OF LIES
Meanwhile, Alexis Rambally becomes the target of a vicious campaign led by the school’s untouchable queen bee. What begins as brutal social warfare soon reveals a sinister conspiracy tied to powerful corporations and a program designed to identify the world’s most brilliant young minds—at any cost.
BOOK 3- A WAR OF ENVY
And when a star athlete dies under suspicious circumstances, Blake Rambally discovers that Branson’s relentless drive to win may have pushed someone past the point of no return.
As envy, ambition, and buried secrets collide, the truth threatens to shatter the academy’s carefully constructed reputation, permanently.
In the Malicious Games Trilogy, intelligence is power, influence is a weapon, and the students of Branson Academy are about to learn the most dangerous lesson of all:
In a game where everyone is playing to win…
someone always gets sacrificed.
PRAISE FOR GLEDE BROWNE KABONGO
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Winner: Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Best Fiction Series
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Winner: National Indie Excellence Book Awards, Suspense
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Silver Medalist: Eric Hoffer Award, Mystery/Crime
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Silver Medalist: Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), Suspense / Thriller
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Finalist: Reader Views Book Awards, Suspense/ Thriller
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Finalist: Bestthrillers.com Book Awards, Psychological Thriller
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Finalist: Readers Favorite International Book Awards, Psychological Thriller
A GAME OF MALICE
At Branson Academy, brilliance is currency, secrets are weapons, and survival means knowing when you're being played.
When tech prodigy Mackenzie Fleming vanishes from Branson Academy, everyone assumes she ran. But her best friend Lucas Rambally knows better. Mackenzie was too careful. Too brilliant. And dangerously close to exposing something no one was meant to see.
As Lucas searches for answers, he uncovers a world of rivalries, secret alliances, and ruthless power plays. This isn’t just a missing person case. It’s a game. And someone is several moves ahead. Then Ivy Ishihara—a chess prodigy with a not-so-subtle crush on Lucas—starts delivering dire warnings disguised as strategy. Lucas realizes too late Mackenzie’s disappearance wasn’t the crisis. It was the opening move.
Now the clock is ticking. The board is set. And if Lucas makes the wrong move, he won’t just lose the game. He’ll be eliminated.
Named one of the Best Thrillers of the Year by BestThrillers.com, A Game of Malice is a dark academia YA thriller where the deadliest lessons aren't taught in the classroom.