But who is 'Señor Tom', the codenamed personage identified in Van Dyle's notebooks as the man pulling the strings?Īrthur Calder-Marshall lived in Mexico before the outbreak of war and drew on his experiences to lend fidelity to this pacey, suspenseful, superbly written novel, first published in 1941, which Orson Welles tried to adapt for the cinema before making Citizen Kane. The clues point to a sinister cabal manipulating politics - and orchestrating Nazi interests - in Mexico City. But Charles Scarlet's death might not have been so accidental after all, and an evil presence that lingers in the house may now have set its sights on Kit's young daughter Rosa.Arthur Calder-Marshall's unusual haunted house story The Scarlet Boy (1961) is a rediscovered supernatural classic whose slow-building dread mounts inexorably until. When newspaperman Henry Van Dyle is assassinated in Mexico City, agency stringer Jimmy Lamson, who was having an affair with Van Dyle's wife, is driven to investigate the mystery of his death. Europe is at war - a Fascist coup is imminent as arms are exchanged for Mexican oil.' Kirkus 'A fast-driven, maturely manipulated political thriller. Buy The Scarlet Boy by Arthur Calder-Marshall from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. These three are courtesy of the UK publisher Faber. Or at least three of them are back in print.
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