Authors: Andrew Kaplan
Scorpion Betrayal (52 page)
Brian Garfield, author of
Death Wish
and
Hopscotch
And resounding praise for Andrew Kaplan's previous novels
“Superb and original.”
Nelson DeMille
“Pure dynamiteâ¦. Espionage laced with high-voltage Middle East adventure.”
Washington Times
“Kaplan takes the thriller genre at its word, moving as fast as Ludlum but with ten times the eye for settings and crisp characterization.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Kaplan, with the surehandedness of a pro, knows well the underbelly business of spycraft.”
Gerald Browne, author of
Stone 588
“In a word,
terrific⦠.
The pace is blistering, the atmosphere menacing and decadent, and author Andrew Kaplan is in marvelously smashing form.”
New York Daily News
“Excellent⦠. Pulsates with intrigue and dramatic suspense.”
Clive Cussler
“Brimming with action.”
Washington Post
“[Kaplan] kept me up well into the late show hoursâ¦. Hollywood please copy.”
Los Angeles Times
“Kaplan has a fine knack for telling a story⦠. Only the most hardened cynic will fail to keep turning to the next adventure.”
Louisville Times
“[Kaplan] successfully blends sex, suspense, sustained action, an exotic location, and historic plausibility ⦠[for] a superior thriller that is a memorable and entertaining reading experience.”
Library Journal
“Unrelenting suspense.”
Booklist
“[Kaplan's] characters and locales are brilliantly etched ⦠[his] plot riveting.”
London Times
“Explosive non-stop action⦠. [Kaplan] proves as nimble in delineating character and evoking exotic locales as he is in sustaining razor-edged excitement.”
Mystery News
“Steamy, erotic, spellbinding fiction with more twists and turns than Hitchcock and Graham Greene combined.”
Roderick Thorp, author of
Die Hard
“Smashing, sexy, and unforgettable.”
Publishers Weekly
“Andrew Kaplan surpasses the genre.”
Warren Adler, author of
War of the Roses
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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used fictitiously. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real.
SCORPION BETRAYAL.
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EPub Edition APRIL 2012 ISBN 9780062063779
Print Edition ISBN 9780062064585
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