The Scorpio Letters
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| Author | Victor Canning |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The Scorpio Letters is a 1964 thriller novel by the British writer Victor Canning.[1] Following this stand-alone novel he began his Rex Carver series with The Whip Hand the following year.
George Constantine is a friend of a professor being targeted by a blackmail ring, which is similarly threatening three other prominent British figures - a politician, a businessman and an actress. Joining forces with the actress' daughter, Constantine sets out to tackle the gang behind the operation, a mission that takes them across France and Switzerland.
