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The Scarlet Papers

The Scarlet Papers

The Times Thriller of the Year 2023

Summary

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ONLY SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. ONLY HE CAN TELL THE WORLD. PRE-ORDER 2023's MOST EXTRAORDINARY THRILLER...


VIENNA, 1946
A brilliant German scientist spirited out of the ruins Nazi Europe in search of a new life

MOSCOW, 1964
A rising star of the British diplomatic service whose job is not what it seems

LONDON, THE PRESENT DAY
A once promising academic offered an opportunity to seal his place in history

Their stories, their lives, and the fate of the world, are bound by a single document:

THE SCARLET PAPERS

The devastating secrets contained within teased by a brief invitation:

Tomorrow 11AM. Take a cab and pay in cash. Tell no one.

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'Smart, slick and totally gripping...The Scarlet Papers is always credible, always startling and almost painfully human. A total triumph.' TONY PARSONS

'Look out for The Scarlet Papers...An engrossing adventure' STEVE CAVANAGH

'A masterpiece' TIM GLISTER

'Grand in scope, and packed with fascinating insights' MICK HERRON


©2023 Matthew Richardson (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reviews

  • Chosen by many readers as the best spy novel of this year
    Daily Telegraph, 2023

About the author

Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson studied English at Durham University and Merton College, Oxford. After a brief spell as a freelance journalist, he began working as a researcher and speechwriter in Westminster, and has also written speeches for senior figures in the private sector. He is the author of My Name is Nobody and The Insider.
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