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.