The Scorpio Letters

The Scorpio Letters
First edition
AuthorVictor Canning
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1964
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

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.

Synopsis

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.

Adaptation

In 1967 it was adapted into a film of the same title produced by MGM Television, which aired on American television but was also given a cinematic release in several countries. Directed by Richard Thorpe it starred Alex Cord, Shirley Eaton and Laurence Naismith.[2]

References

  1. ^ Reilly p.254
  2. ^ Goble p.69

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.


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