Wycliffe and the Scapegoat

by W.J. Burley

Overview

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 . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409134671
Publisher:	Orion
Publication date:	12/16/2010
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	930,764
File size:	444 KB

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 novels were extremely popular and were adapted for a highly successful TV series starring Jack Shepherd. W.J. Burley died in 2002.

Editorial Reviews

Another must for collectors—SUNDAY TIMES

First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit—OBSERVER

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

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