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Published in the stunning series cover style All the previous novels published in Orion paperback reprint regularly Wycliffe not only attracts a wide readership, the television series, starring Jack Shepherd, has also been extremely successful. The critics on W. J. Burley's Wycliffe novels: '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

About the Author

W.J. Burley lived near Newquay in Cornwall, and was a schoolmaster until he retired to concentrate on his writing. His many Wycliffe books include, most recently, Wycliffe and the Guild of Nine. He died in 2002.

Reviews

Fifteen years ago at an English seaside cottage, six teenagers relished a secret weekend lark until something terrible happened, something they've never revealed. Now a coastal storm has exhumed a long-dead body from the dunes, and Detective Chief Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, appearing in his 15th procedural (after Wycliffe and the Last Rites ), launches his savvy team in pursuit of answers. Still living in charming St. Ives are the original six. Two of the girls are housewives, the other owns a health shop; the boys are now a respected doctor, a gauche real estate agent and a randy artist. None seems to have fulfilled his or her early promise. In the mail Wycliffe receives a photo that may incriminate one of the six; a rich old eccentric, the uncle of another one of the group is murdered; then yet another of the group disappears. After a solid, if not terribly exciting outing, Wycliffe finally reconstructs events and brings charges against a modern-day murderer. (June)

"Mr. Burley tops his form." --"Guardian" "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"" "Mr. Burley tops his form." "Guardian"" "Gripping." "The Times"" "First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit." "Observer"" "Gripping." --"The Times"