Scorpion

One man tried to repay a substantial debt. The cost was too steep. Now, everyone must pay the price.

Six months have passed since the Scarecrow killer terrorized Westminster, Maryland-and investigative journalist Ryan Thomas wants nothing more than normalcy.

But when a frightened woman confronts him in a grocery store, claiming to know his late father, Ryan's world shatters once again. Moments later, she's abducted by men posing as government agents.

Ryan's instincts tell him something far darker is at play. His search for answers uncovers a web of corruption, murder, and betrayal stretching back decades-one that ties his father and his father's business partner, Milton Donner, to a West Coast cartel known as the Scorpion Syndicate.

The deeper Ryan digs, the closer he gets to a truth he isn't ready to face. Every revelation threatens to destroy what's left of his family's legacy-and the people closest to him.

When the venom spreads to Westminster, Ryan must make an impossible choice: expose the Syndicate and lose everything... or protect those he loves and become complicit in the cover-up.

Fans of Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, and Linwood Barclay will be riveted by this page-turning thriller packed with shocking twists, deep emotion, and a finale that will leave you breathless.