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Zusatztext "Wow! More heart-thumping twists and turns! beliefs and betrayals! than The 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." Informationen zum Autor Andrew Kaplan is a former journalist and war correspondent. He is the author of the spy thrillers Scorpion Betrayal , Scorpion Winter , and Scorpion Deception , along with his earlier bestselling novels, Hour of the Assassins , Scorpion , Dragonfire , and War of the Raven , and, most recently, the groundbreaking official series tie-in: Homeland: Carrie's Run . This is his second Homeland novel. Klappentext The head of Egypt's State Internal Security is brutally murdered in a Cairo café—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. Zusammenfassung "Kaplan has written one of the smartest! swiftest and most compelling spy novels I've read in years." —Harlan Coben! author of Live Wire "Wow! Scorpion Betrayal…delivers more heart-thumping twists and turns! beliefs and betrayals! than The Day of the Jackal and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold rolled into one." —Katherine Neville! author of The Eight A breakneck-paced international espionage thriller in the Robert Ludlum and Daniel Silva vein! Andrew Kaplan's phenomenal Scorpion Betrayal is a relentlessly exciting page-turner that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Featuring one of the most intriguing protagonists in spy fiction—an ex-CIA agent code-named Scorpion—on a breathtaking chase across the capitals of Europe in pursuit of a frighteningly elusive terrorist known as "the Palestinian!" this is a novel that Alex Berenson! Ted Bell! Brad Thor! Vince Flynn! and Barry Eisler fans are going to love. And don't miss Andrew's new novel! Homeland: Carrie's Run! available September 3rd! the official prequel novel to the hit Showtime series! Homeland! featuring CIA Intelligence Officer Carrie Mathison on a mission in the Middle East prior to Season 1. This riveting! original thriller reveals the compelling untold backstories of the series' main characters and takes fans deeper into the life and mind of the brilliant female spy. Find out how it all began in Homeland: Carrie's Run. ...
