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Book SynopsisThe 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, suspic
Trade Review
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 *
