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… Time for a bit of global conspiracy thriller-type action. Scorpion by Christian Cantrell is released this week so I decided I would give it a go and see what the heck all the fuss was about. Quinn Mitchell is great at her job. She excels at analysis and following clues. If you want someone to pick apart vast quantities of data to discover the virtual needle in the virtual haystack, then Quinn is the person for the job. What Quinn isn’t is a field agent. As the result of personal trauma, she has spent years hidden away from the world in the safety of an office. Circumstance however forces…