Wycliffe And The Beales

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134687
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the Beales written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious death ... an eccentric family living on the edge of Dartmoor ... And Chief Superintendent Wycliffe has one of his most complex cases to date. The Cornish Detective series 'Gripping' THE TIMES The Beales are an odd, reclusive family living in Ashill House, on the edge of Dartmoor: old Simon has withdrawn from active life; Nicholas and Gertrude confine themselves respectively to war games and the bottle; young Edward takes long painting expeditions on the moor. Only Frank Vicary, Gertrude's husband, is able to run the family business with enough drive to compensate for the failings of the others. When there is a murder in the village, there seems no reason to connect it with the Beales. But once Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is on the case, his investigation uncovers far more than he - or the Beales - anticipated ...

Author : William John Burley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780860098966
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the Beales written by William John Burley and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William John Burley
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385191890
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the Beales written by William John Burley and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in Hound of the Baskervilles country lies Washford, a village that looks as if it has grown out of the moor itself. Close by is Ashill House, home of the Beales, an odd and reclusive family. Old Simon has withdrawn from active life, Nicholas and Gertrude confine themselves to war games and the bottle, young Edward paints on the moor. Only Gertrude's husband, Frank, has enough drive to maintain the family business. When the village lay-about is murdered, there's no reason to connect the crime with the Beales-until Wycliffe goes in search of skeletons.

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134679
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the Scapegoat written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient legend, an all-too modern murder, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe must find the link between them ... Every year, at Halloween, high on the Cornish cliffs, a life-sized effigy of a man is strapped to a blazing wheel and run into the sea - a re-enactment of a hideous old legend where the figure had been a living sacrifice. And now Jonathan Riddle, well-known and respected local builder and undertaker, has disappeared - and it seems all too likely that his corpse has gone the way of the historic 'scapegoat'. As Chief Superintendent Wycliffe begins to investigate, more and more unpleasant facts emerge until he is left with an incredible, and seemingly impossible, solution . . .

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134776
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the School Bullies written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullying and persecution among a group of schoolgirls leads to violent retribution and a race against time for Wycliffe. Two very different young women have been murdered within the same week. One was a singer in a nightclub, the other a nurse - but both were strangled in their own homes in very similar attacks. The press are quick to assume there is a psychopath on the loose, but Wycliffe suspects the truth may be somewhat more complex than that . . . As Wycliffe searches for a link between the victims his investigations take him back in time; to a school trip, an isolated hostel and a cruel joke on a lonely student. Wycliffe is forced into a race against time to track down the murderer before they strike again.

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134709
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the Four Jacks written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A murder committed in the night of dead. It's all a game for Detective Wycliffe to solve in a puzzling case. Writer David Cleeve lived exactly the way a bestselling novelist should live - in an opulent house set in a beautiful corner of Cornwall. But beneath the successful façade was a private nightmare. For at regular intervals a sinister and mysterious warning was delivered to him: a single playing card, the Jack of Diamonds. Then, one day, the card arrived torn in half - and that night a murder was committed. Chief Superintendent Wycliffe was on holiday in the area but, far from relaxing, he finds himself drawn into the investigation. Before long, there is more than just a single mystery to solve. As Wycliffe investigates, he uncovers a double murder, arson, and a whole series of crimes stretching back over many years . . .

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134806
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the Dunes Mystery written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high-profile murder investigation for Wycliffe, in Cornwall's heartland. Cochran Wilder disappeared fifteen years ago while on a walking holiday in Cornwall. Recently released from a psychiatric hospital after being convicted of indecent assault, he had been a serious embarrassment to his father, a prominent MP. Now his body has been found, buried in the dunes. It is clear that he was murdered. Wycliffe suspects the involvement of six people, now well-established figures in the community, who at the time had been spending an illicit weekend at a chalet near where Wilder's body was found. All are disturbed by Wycliffe's interest and by a series of threatening anonymous communications. But then a second murder is committed and the investigation takes on a new urgency.

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134733
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic crime featuring the ever-popular Chief Superintendent Wycliffe - 'Another must for collectors' Sunday Times. On the peaceful and secluded estate of Lord and Lady Bottrell, the body of amateur flautist Tony Mills has been found, shot by his own gun. It appears to be suicide - but a closer inspection reveals some sinister inconsistencies, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is called in. As Wycliffe begins to unravel the last days of the dead man, another mystery is revealed: the disappearance of Lizzie Biddick, a pretty young girl who worked as a maid for the Bottrell family. Gradually, bitter family feuds and secret illicit relationships are uncovered - and then another body shatters the pastoral peace of the Cornish estate for ever...

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134717
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the beautiful, tranquil Scilly Isles, a brutal murder is uncovered... There was no doubt at all that the girl was dead. The front of her skull and her facial bones had been splintered like the cracked shell of an egg. What made it even more shocking was the setting of the murder - an idyllic corner of the Scilly Isles where violent crime was almost unknown. Angry and distressed, the villagers instinctively turn against the only stranger in their midst, the famous pop star and teenage idol Vince Peters. But Superintendent Wycliffe is not so sure. Slowly, methodically, he begins to dig beneath the calm surface of the community - and soon uncovers a violent undercurrent of fear and guilt... Why readers love W.J. Burley: 'First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit.' Observer 'You can always count on Wycliffe ... he inevitably guarantees a good story, convincing characters and appealing landscape ' Financial Times 'Wycliffe teases out the truth with delicate skill that leaves the reader intrigued and convinced.' Mail on Sunday 'Gripping.' The Times Fans of Ruth Rendell, Val McDermid and Peter Robinson will love W.J. Burley: 1. Wycliffe and the Three-Toed Pussy 2. Wycliffe and How to Kill a Cat 3. Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi 4. Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place 5. Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street 6. Wycliffe and the Pea-Green Boat 7. Wycliffe and the School Bullies 8. Wycliffe and the Scapegoat 9. Wycliffe in Paul's Court 10. Wycliffe's Wild Goose Chase 11. Wycliffe and the Beales 12. Wycliffe and the Four Jacks 13. Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin 14. Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue 15. Wycliffe and the Tangled Web 16. Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death 17. Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist 18. Wycliffe and the Last Rites 19. Wycliffe and the Dunes Mystery 20. Wycliffe and the House of Fear 21. Wycliffe and the Redhead 22. Wycliffe and the Guild of Nine * Each Inspector Wycliffe novel can be read as part of a series or as a standalone*

Author : W.J. Burley
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409134660
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street written by W.J. Burley and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl is found dead in a house on Stanley Street... but it's just the start of a complex puzzle which Wycliffe must unravel. A dubious cul-de-sac just off the busy main road in a sprawling West Country port, Stanley Street is definitely not a salubrious place. And the victim, found naked and strangled in her bed is, appropriately enough, a prostitute. The local inspector believes it is just another sex crime, but Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is not convinced. For the victim, Lily Painter, is the kind of girl who likes Beethoven and has lots of 'O' and 'A' levels to her name - not the usual sort of prostitute at all. And when Wycliffe goes digging into her background, he comes up with plenty of surprises, not least a shadowy connection with property speculators and drug smugglers. But it takes a dangerous arson attack and a second murder before the solution to this complex and fast-moving puzzle can be found... Why readers love W.J. Burley: 'First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit.' Observer 'You can always count on Wycliffe ... he inevitably guarantees a good story, convincing characters and appealing landscape ' Financial Times 'Wycliffe teases out the truth with delicate skill that leaves the reader intrigued and convinced.' Mail on Sunday 'Gripping.' The Times Fans of Ruth Rendell, Val McDermid and Peter Robinson will love W.J. Burley: 1. Wycliffe and the Three-Toed Pussy 2. Wycliffe and How to Kill a Cat 3. Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi 4. Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place 5. Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street 6. Wycliffe and the Pea-Green Boat 7. Wycliffe and the School Bullies 8. Wycliffe and the Scapegoat 9. Wycliffe in Paul's Court 10. Wycliffe's Wild Goose Chase 11. Wycliffe and the Beales 12. Wycliffe and the Four Jacks 13. Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin 14. Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue 15. Wycliffe and the Tangled Web 16. Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death 17. Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist 18. Wycliffe and the Last Rites 19. Wycliffe and the Dunes Mystery 20. Wycliffe and the House of Fear 21. Wycliffe and the Redhead 22. Wycliffe and the Guild of Nine * Each Inspector Wycliffe novel can be read as part of a series or as a standalone*