title: The Scorpio Letters
text: # The Scorpio Letters
  
  The Scorpio Letters is a 1964 thriller novel by the British writer Victor Canning. 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.
  
  