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Sign up todayThe Scarlet Papers
The Times Thriller of the Year 2023
Length
14 hours 24 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
Leighton Pugh & Lucy Scott
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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
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.