Red Scorpion

<p><b><i>The Times </i>best thrillers for April 2026</b></p><p><b>'A propulsive thriller'</b> <i>Irish Independent</i><Br><b>'A tense, fast-paced thriller about moral compromise'</b> <i>i PAPER</i><Br><b>'Tom Bradby has created a magnificent woman in Dr Laura Strong. [A] powerfully entertaining novel</b>'<i> Literary Review</i></p><p>Life for Dr Laura Strong shouldn’t be this hard. Nights working thankless A&E shifts. A much-loved disabled brother to look after. Loan sharks at her door. She needs a miracle to stop her life collapsing around her.</p><p>The arrival of South American coffee magnate Rafael Fernandez appears to be the answer to her prayers. A devoted father with a sick son requiring a 24/7 care, he is prepared to pay any price for expertise he can trust.</p><p>But if something appears to be too good to be true, then it probably is. Behind the façade of Rafa’s gilded existence lies a dark family history which he has been doing his best to avoid – until the death of his estranged father brings it crashing back into his – and Laura’s – world.</p><p>What had at first seemed to be a remarkable escape from an impossible situation now threatens to destroy everything Laura cares about. Friendless and far from home, she must rely on her own instincts to find a way out of this terrifying new landscape. Sometimes it’s easier to trust the devil you know…</p>