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Scorpion

Scorpion

Hardback Published on: 24/06/2021
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Scorpion
In the end, what would you do to protect the future
CIA analyst Quinn Mitchell leaves the safety of her desk job and is tasked to track down a brutal, global serial killer who marks his targets with four num... READ MORE
Sharon at Maidstone
Scorpion
A Fast Paced Tech Thriller Where A Data Analyst Is Called In To Help Solve A String Of International Murders
Set in a future where AI and technology are far more advanced, a CIA data analyst is asked to help find a killer, or team of killers that use different met... READ MORE
Nicole @hemelwstones

Synopsis

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

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241371329
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 36 mm
  • Weight: 629g
  • Languages: English

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Scorpion
Read at warp speed and you may have a chance...
What a novel! The writing is slick and clean and the plot moves along at a wicked pace. A huge, expansive story of time and travel and tinkering, yet, my s... READ MORE
Keely
Scorpion
Different and clever
I found myself conflicted about the book. I found the long descriptions of the technical issues tedious - not my thing - but I felt that the story was diff... READ MORE
Jane Mallinson
Scorpion
Sci Fi Spy thriller
Quinn is an analyst working on back data from the Large Hadron Collider. Her life is in ruins - a daughter dead and marriage failed. She is recruited t... READ MORE
Aidan Dunn
Scorpion
A confusing conclusion
Scorpion is a techno-thriller set in the near future. I really enjoyed how close to home the futuristic elements to this book were - it didn’t feel like ‘s... READ MORE
KindigBlog
Scorpion
Oh dear!
Oh dear. The publishers of this book invited me to read it. They thought I might enjoy it based on my previous reviews. I’m sure I’ve said more than onc... READ MORE
Carole Kendal
Scorpion
A Very Confusing Read
This book is a thriller with a lot of tecno jargon some of which I didn't understand nor was interested .This is a sci fi thriller set in the future ,I li... READ MORE
Chrissie Mortimer
Scorpion
Science based but believeable
I have not read this author before and struggled at first to get in to the story. Then it grabbed me and I could not put it down. No spoilers and rereading... READ MORE
Helen Wilkinson
Scorpion
Really good story!
4.5* Scorpion by Christian Cantrell has everything that I love in books: - a very smart scientist/analyst - techy world on a boundary of sci-fi - serial k... READ MORE
Ania Kierczynska
Scorpion
A futuristic, techno thriller
Scorpion was a mind-blowing read. A futuristic, techno thriller had me questioning and admiring the mind of Cantrell. The intricate details of both the plo... READ MORE
Gemma @TheBookCosy
Scorpion
Hard To Read But One Or Two Superb Bits
I found this a very hard and difficult book to read. Never relaxing as you are bombarded with sci-fi terminology and long text not speech paragraphs. I h... READ MORE
John Shaw
Scorpion
A unique cat and mouse thriller
I love a cat and mouse thriller that is fast pacing and I just want to devour the whole book right away. This was brilliant and I can see it being turned i... READ MORE
Hannah Symonds
Scorpion
A superbly entertaining mind-bending sci-fi thriller.
We know what we are, but not yet what we may be. (Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Act 4, scene 5.) Ophelia is going through a crisis in Shakespeare’s pla... READ MORE
James McShane
Scorpion
An intelligent, complex SF action thriller set in the near future
My thanks to Penguin Michael Joseph U.K. for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Scorpion’ by Christian Cantrell in exchange for an honest review. This was a scien... READ MORE
Vivienne O'Regan
Scorpion
Techy adventure
22 people around the world have been murdered. No obvious links, all in different circumstances. Only one thing leads the CIA to believe it is at the hands... READ MORE
JENNIFER Barry
Scorpion
A good premise
This is a techno thriller with liberal sprinklings of science, especially physics and it’s most certainly jargon driven. The storyline has multiple threads... READ MORE
Celia Short
Scorpion
Intriguing cat and mouse thriller
I never usually read Sci Fi, but I found this fascinating. I’m also only into basic technology but what is described here in all the (not insignificant) de... READ MORE
Mavis Tiller