Wycliffe And The Redhead by Wj Burley
The Cornish Detective series The discovery of a body in a quarry creates a baffling case for Detective Superintendent Wycliffe 'First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit' OBSERVER Simon Meagor was a lonely middle-aged man. With a broken marriage behind him, his life was centred on his antiquarian bookshop. In his past was the memory of a murder trial where his evidence had resulted in the conviction of a man who had subsequently killed himself. Now, to his horror, the daughter of that man was applying for a job in his shop and, almost mesmerised by her, Simon found he was agreeing to her employment. Cleverly, over a period of time, Morwenna manipulated herself into his work, his life, and finally into his flat above the shop. And then she disappeared. When her body was discovered in a flooded quarry, at first suicide was considered. Morwenna was suffering from a fatal disease. But everything pointed to murder and, inevitably, suspicion fell on Simon Meagor. Wycliffe became increasingly disturbed by a case which grew more and more complicated as he explored many dark and murky secrets from the past.
Wycliffe teases out the truth with delicate skill that leaves the reader intrigued and convinced * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
You can always count on Wycliffe.. he inevitably guarantees a good story, convincing characters and appealing landscape * FINANCIAL TIMES *
First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit * OBSERVER *
Mr Burley tops his form * GUARDIAN *
Gripping * THE TIMES *
You can always count on Wycliffe.. he inevitably guarantees a good story, convincing characters and appealing landscape * FINANCIAL TIMES *
First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit * OBSERVER *
Mr Burley tops his form * GUARDIAN *
Gripping * THE TIMES *
W.J. Burley lived near Newquay in Cornwall, and was a schoolmaster until he retired to concentrate on his writing. His many Wycliffe novels were extremely popular and were adapted for a highly successful TV series starring Jack Shepherd. W.J. Burley died in 2002.
| SKU | GOR001185003 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780752881430 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752881434 |
| Title | Wycliffe And The Redhead |
| Author | W J Burley |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2007-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
