{"id":13495,"date":"2019-08-26T05:48:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T12:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=13495"},"modified":"2019-07-28T10:56:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T17:56:54","slug":"book-read-between-two-scorpions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=13495","title":{"rendered":"Book Read: Between Two Scorpions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=13496\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13496\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=13496\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1219.jpeg?fit=950%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"950,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564310777&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1219\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1219.jpeg?fit=633%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13496\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1219.jpeg?resize=333%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1219.jpeg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1219.jpeg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1219.jpeg?resize=768%2C1242&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1219.jpeg?resize=633%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Between-Two-Scorpions-Dangerous-Clique-ebook\/dp\/B07S43D62T\/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=Between+Two+Scorpions+by+Jim+Geraghty&amp;qid=1564335756&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Between Two Scorpions<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>by Jim Geraghty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know Jim Geraghty as a columnist for National Review. It turns out that he is also a very good adventure\/spy\/action writer. It is a quick read with memorable characters. There are no deep insights and not much philosophy but there is a wild ride. <!--more-->A seven on the Simon Scale. If you read <a href=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=12910\">The Water Knife<\/a> you will like this book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between Two Scorpions by Jim Geraghty I know Jim Geraghty as a columnist for National Review. It turns out that he is also a very good adventure\/spy\/action writer. It is a quick read with memorable characters. 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