Right up there with The Scarlet Flush (1963) and So, What Killed The Vampire (1966) as my favorite Carter Brown books. A firm clean book with the usual slight natural ageing. As with any Carter Brown book, nothing is simple and the case of the missing starlet (sounds like a Perry Mason novel) quickly escalates into a globe totting sojourn which Holman barely survives.īullets, broads, deceit and death echo from the pages in one of the more deeper stories in the Holman cannon.įrom the stock standard P.I for hire opening to the great unveil, the formulaic mystery follows the tried and true narrative of dime-store pulps yet deviates from the stereotypical with an evolving plot that is sure to keep readers guessing. : The Scarlet Flush (9780451023650) by Brown, Carter and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. The private eye to the stars, Rick Holman, has his hands full with a missing starlet who has disappeared shortly after signing a major studio contract. The Scarlet Flush by Carter Brown, October 1, 1963, Signet edition, Paperback The Scarlet Flush (Octoedition) Open Library It looks like youre offline. Yates was committed to writing at least ten novels per year.First published in 1966, this Rick Holman mystery is a lot of fun to read and is one of the better books written by pulp author Carter Brown (pseudonym of the prolific Alan Yates). The scarlet flush (Four square books) Skip to main. In 1957 Signet (USA) signed a licensing agreement with Horwtiz Sydney for the Carter Brown series the first title The Body was published in July 1958. The scarlet flush (Four square books) Brown, Carter on.