The Melting Man

The London PI is sent to France in pursuit of some hot wheels in this "first-class professional thriller" from the author of
The Python Project (
The
Times Literary Supplement).





Rex Carver wants a holiday-is determined to have one, in fact. So, when millionaire Cavan O'Dowda attempts to hire him to track down some stolen property, the answer is a flat "No." Until, that is, Cavan's beautiful daughter, Julia, arrives to collect him.





The property in question is a top-of-the-range Mercedes, missing in France somewhere between Evian and Cannes; the driver turned up in Cannes without the car, and with no memory of the prior forty-eight hours. O'Dowda wants the vehicle, and the papers concealed within it, recovered at any cost. . .





The Bond of private investigators sets out on his final mission, perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard and Raymond Chandler.





Praise for the writing of Victor Canning





"A sheer master." -
The New York Times Book Review





"Mr. Canning's inventiveness never flags for a moment." -
The Daily Telegraph





"Worthy to stand beside John le Carré." -
Publishers Weekly





"Witty and well crafted." -
Mystery File