Scorpion

Scorpion

Summary

THE GRIPPING CAT-AND-MOUSE THRILLER, PERFECT FOR FANS OF MINORITY REPORT AND BLAKE CROUCH

'Will have you on the edge of your seat' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'An mind-blowing speculative techno thriller with a killer twist!' DIANE JEFFREY
'Mind-bendingly cunning' FINANCIAL TIMES
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All over the world, random people are being brutally assassinated.

Each death is unique, but they all have one thing in common: four numbers branded or carved into the victims' flesh.

What does it mean?

For the brilliant and haunted CIA analyst Quinn Mitchell, it means leaving a safe and predictable desk job as she tries to track down a global serial killer.

What she doesn't know is that nothing about this mission - her handlers, the intelligence, even the laws of cause and effect - can be trusted.

And her target has saved his most shocking murder for last . . .
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'A fast-paced near future thriller that will mess with your head' JAMES OSWALD

'This stunning debut thriller will have you on the edge of your seat' SUNDAY EXPRESS

'A cat-and-mouse, edge-of-your-seat, mind-blowing speculative techno thriller with a killer twist!' DIANE JEFFREY

Reviews

  • This stunning debut thriller will have you on the edge of your seat.
    Sunday Express

About the author

Christian Cantrell

Christian Cantrell, a software engineer living outside of Washington, D.C. His fiction titles have sold more than a quarter of a million copies, and three of his stories have been optioned for film or TV. Beyond his writing, he leads a team of designers and engineers who prototype the future of creativity at Adobe.
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