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Black Scorpion, Michael Tiranno: The Tyrant

A wealthy Las Vegas mogul tackles a global human trafficking ring in this pulse-pounding action-thriller sequel to The Seven Sins.

Five years have passed since Michael Tiranno saved the city of Las Vegas from a terrorist attack. And now a new enemy has surfaced in Eastern Europe in the form of an all-powerful organization called Black Scorpion. Once a victim of human trafficking himself, the shadowy group’s crazed leader, Vladimir Dracu, has become the mastermind behind the scourge’s infestation on a global scale. And now he’s set his sights on Michael Tiranno for reasons birthed in a painful secret past that have scarred both men.

Once again, Michael must confront an all-powerful enemy. This time it is one who is exploiting and ravaging innocents across the globe and has its eyes set on America. Black Scorpion has also taken hostage the woman Michael loves. Beautiful archaeologist Scarlett Swan was on the dangerous trail of the ancient relic that both defines and empowers Michael, a discovery that could change history.

With the odds stacked against him, Michael must learn to embrace his true destiny in becoming the Tyrant reborn as a dark knight to triumph over ultimate evil. Only then can he stop the sting of Black Scorpion from undermining the country and plunging Las Vegas into chaos and anarchy.

Praise for Black Scorpion

“Larger-than-life action scenes play out in a variety of locales in this exuberant crime thriller.” —Publishers Weekly

Black Scorpion is fierce, ambitious.” —San Francisco Book Review

Jon Land

Jon Land is the USA Today–bestselling author of The Tenth Circle, Pandora’s Temple (winner of the 2012 International Book Award and nominated for a 2013 Thriller Award for Best E-Book Original Novel), and five other books featuring Blaine McCracken, Land’s iconic series hero, for Open Road Integrated Media. He also pens the critically acclaimed Caitlin Strong series, which includes Strong Rain Falling and Strong Darkness, winners of the USA Best Book Award in 2013 and 2014, in the Mystery and Thriller categories, respectively. Now with thirty-seven books to his credit, Land will soon be working on a new title for Open Road, in which McCracken teams up with Land’s other bestselling series hero, Jared Kimberlain (The Eighth Trumpet and The Ninth Dominion). Land lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and can be found at jonlandbooks.com and on Twitter with the handle @jondland.

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