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

'A fantastic crime thriller and murder mystery with brilliant characters' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Brilliantly conceived and plotted. I was hooked' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Speculative fiction at its very best. Not to be missed' 5***** READER REVIEW
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Around the world, twenty-two people have been murdered. The victims fit no profile, the circumstances vary wildly, but one thing links them all:

In every case the victim is branded with a number.

With police around the globe floundering and unable to identify any pattern, let alone find a killer, CIA Analyst Quinn Mitchell is called in to investigate.

Before long, Quinn is on the trail of an ice-hearted assassin with seemingly limitless resources - but she's prepared for that.

What she isn't prepared for is the person pulling the strings . . .
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'A fun and fast paced thriller' 5***** READER REVIEW

'A unique and original cat and mouse thriller' 5***** READER REVIEW

'Gripping and unsettling but hugely entertaining' 5***** READER REVIEW

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

About the Author
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.

Reviews
This stunning debut thriller will have you on the edge of your seat. * Sunday Express *
The plot is intriguing and twisty, and Cantrell has a compelling narrative style. A fast-paced near future thriller that will mess with your head -- James Oswald
Written with a unique blend of vim and wit, Scorpion is a cat-and-mouse, edge-of-your-seat, mind-blowing speculative techno thriller with a killer twist! -- Diane Jeffrey, bestselling author of The Guilty Mother
This stunning near-future thriller takes some truly breathtaking turns... * Publishers Weekly *
[Scorpion] takes place in an only slightly futuristic world that snaps and bristles with technological capabilities that may seem distant or improbable but which are in fact just around the corner. There's snappy dialogue, sharp observation, and compelling characters in Quinn, Ranveer, and Henrietta; the technology sings, the physics is plausibly presented, and the suggestion of time travel fascinates. A fast, fun, and intelligent SF thriller. * Kirkus (*starred review*) *
An exceptional, fast-paced thriller featuring a tech-empowered assassin whose pattern and objective you've never seen before, chased by a heroine with tenacious grit -- David Brin
A gripping real-world espionage thriller . . . Cantrell's worldbuilding is spot-on. It's enough to keep you guessing all the way up to an ending few will predict * SFX *
This stunning debut thriller will have you on the edge of your seat * OK! *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241371329
Author Christian Cantrell
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 629g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 162mm * 36mm