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.

The Melting Man
First edition
AuthorVictor Canning
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRex Carver
GenreSpy thriller
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1968
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Python Project 

Synopsis

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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

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

Bibliography

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  • 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.