The Scorpion: Metamorphosis of Smoke by John A. AuteroMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
When an old grey box is found in a basement the person who found it tries to connect to the mysterious person known as the “Folsom Street Avenger” with a fantastic tale of it being from a spaceship to try and find out what it is and see if it needs to be made public knowledge. But the Jack Arthur (who was the Avenger) is now retired and so it is passed on to his successor Bruce Herdino who is known as “The Scorpion”. Jack was never trained as an NSA agent and so this is way over his head, so he is paired with Special Agent Monica Deverow to head up the investigation and let him tag along. As they follow the clues through a timeframe of amazing secret projects around the first moon landing they are pursued by Stephen Harris, Senior Director of the NSA and a seriously sadistic and vicious piece of work. Can they get to the bottom of it all and survive the attentions of Harris?
This is a stand-alone continuation of the original The Scorpion book which does contain some repetition between the two but is still very enjoyable to read. It's a real combination of science fiction, fantasy and some real-life events from the past that have been woven together into this dramatic mystery. The characters were well developed and the writing was clear and easy to understand. A very enjoyable book.
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