The Hypnotists Books in Order

The Hypnotists trilogy is a mind-control thriller written for middle-grade readers who like twists and secret organizations. The main character, Jackson Opus, discovers he has an unusual ability: he can hypnotize people, and not in the harmless stage-show way.

It’s power, and people want it.

In The Hypnotists, Jackson is pulled into a hidden world where hypnosis is trained, weaponized, and treated like a science. He’s recruited, tested, and pushed, and the more he learns, the more he realizes he can’t trust the adults who claim they’re helping him. His sister becomes a crucial ally, because Jackson needs someone who knows him outside of the program.

The second book, Memory Maze, leans into the most unsettling part of the concept: if someone can control your mind, they can also control what you remember. The story becomes about identity and truth, with Jackson trying to hold onto himself while learning techniques that could erase or reshape other people.

By The Dragonfly Effect, the trilogy shifts into endgame territory, as competing forces close in and Jackson has to decide what he stands for. The stakes rise, but the core tension stays personal: can Jackson use the thing that makes him dangerous to protect the people he loves, without becoming what his enemies expect.

These books are fast, twisty, and designed for reading in order. Each installment builds directly on the secrets revealed before it, and the trilogy is most satisfying when you follow Jackson’s growth from confused kid to someone who understands exactly what his power can do.