"e;One of the smartest, swiftest and most compelling spy novels I've read in years."e; -Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe head of Egypt's State Internal Security is brutally murdered in a Cairo cafe-his assailant a faceless killer known only as the Palestinian. It is the opening move in a chilling game of terror that has caught the international intelligence community completely off-guard, and the CIA turns to the one man they believe can get to the twisted roots of a looming nightmare shrouded in mystery: a former Company operative code-named Scorpion.The breakneck hunt for a mastermind is leading Scorpion from the Middle East to the dangerous underworld of the capitals of Europe. With the fate of the free world in the hands of two well- matched adversaries there is no margin for error. But a shocking truth has been kept from the determined manhunter . . . and beauty will blind him to the ultimate betrayal."e;Andrew Kaplan represents a gold standard in thriller writing."e; -David Morrell, New York Times bestselling author of The Brotherhood of the Rose"e;The nonstop action will keep readers racing through the pages and hoping that Kaplan will put Scorpion back into action as soon as possible."e; - Publishers Weekly"e;More heart-thumping twists and turns than Day of the Jackal and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold rolled into one. . . a textbook example of how to write a great thriller."e; -Katherine Neville, New York Times bestselling author of The Eight"e;A highly suspenseful page-turner. . . I hate to use the cliche but it's true: I couldn't put it down."e; -Brian Garfield, Edgar award-winning author of Death Wish"e;Action-packed, highly charged [and] fast-paced."e; -Reza Kahlili, author of A Time to Betray