The Melting Man

The Melting Man

First edition
Author	Victor Canning
Language	English
Series	Rex Carver
Genre	Spy thriller
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1968
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
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

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.

References

1. Reilly p.254
2. Murphy p.79
3. Burton p.81

Bibliography

• 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.