Christian Cantrell - Scorpion
4 ⭐
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery, Fiction.
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback Review Copy
Publisher: Penguin Michael Joseph
Date Published: 14th April 2022
A big thank you to Penguin Michael Joseph for gifting me a copy of this book to review and for having me on the blog/social media tour for this intriguing and exciting thriller.
Book Blurb:
My Review:
I am a big fan of good science
fiction and a good thriller but honestly, by blending both together Cantrell
made a beautiful and intriguing read that got me hooked from the very first page.
In this near-future science
fiction thriller, a prodigy CIA analyst Quinn Mitchell is tasked with a unique
and rather disturbing assignment that not only takes her out of her office but
also her comfort zone. Across different countries, 22 people are brutally
murdered, however, none of them had anything in common apart from the 4 digits
left on their bodies after the murder. As an analyst, Quinn uses the advances
in technology to try and crack the algorithm of these digits, but she suspects
that the murderer might be much smarter than to lead her straight to the
answer…
I loved how Quinn was portrayed.
Although her character is supposed to be this bright and super intelligent CIA
analyst who is brilliant at her job, the author also shows her human side, her
emotions and how she is trying to deal with a tragic personal loss. I strongly
believe that this added so much realness to the book as the main character was
so relatable, especially since the book is set in the near- future where
technology and AI dominate nearly every aspect of a person's life.
I also loved that some of the other
main characters are also portrayed as complex, with very difficult pasts, giving them a reason and a 'green light' to do what they are doing. However, I would have loved to
know more about the motives that some of the characters had for the things they
did and the choices they made. Oh, and definitely there were some characters
that I would love to learn more about, especially their pasts (fingers crossed
for a book two).
The pace of the book is quite
fast but that’s why it grips you in and keeps you so intrigued. All of this is
also well balanced with some quite exciting and some quite unexpected plot
twists to keep you at the edge of your seat (which are hard to explain without spoiling the plot). It definitely did that to me!
For me (who’s not very tech and
gadget savvy) some of the explanations of technology and the jargon of metaphysics
were a bit too complicated to understand at times but I think it’s because this
book is written by someone who knows all of that very well. This is the only
thing that didn’t make this a 5-star read, even if I adored the plot.
Overall: This book hooked me
in from the very first page and got me sitting at the edge of my seat until the
very end. I would love to read more about these characters and find out whether
what was done by Quinn and Ranveer actually made the future world a better
place. Definitely recommend this book if you a fan of science fiction and thrillers
as this book has it all…
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