The Melting Man
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| Author | Victor Canning |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Rex Carver |
| Genre | Spy thriller |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Python Project |
The Melting Man is a 1968 thriller novel by the British Victor Canning.[1] It is the fourth and final entry in a series novels about Rex Carver, a private detective drawn back into his old profession of espionage.[2][3] It features the French secret agent Aristide de la Dole, who had previously appeared in Doubled in Diamonds.
Synopsis[edit]
Carver is hired by the millionaire Cavan O’Dowda to recover his missing Mercedes which has disappeared somewhere between Evian and Cannes with crucial documents inside.
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Bibliography[edit]
- Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
- Murphy, Bruce F. The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Springer, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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