Scorpion Author:Andrew Kaplan Combining the brilliant pacing of Frederick Forsythe with the polished sophistication of John le Carre, Andrew Kaplan has created a taut espionage thriller featuring one of the most intriguing, memorable, and unique spies. The Scorpion, an American loner raised by Bedouins and a bitterly cynical, CIA-trained assassin, is plunged into an intricat... more »e game of espionage when a U.S. Congressman's beautiful daughter is brutally abducted from the streets of Paris.« less