Wycliffe and the Scapegoat - Softcover

Burley, W. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380703300 ISBN 13: 9780380703302

Publisher: Avon Books, 1987

Synopsis

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 . . .

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Review:

Another must for collectors--SUNDAY TIMES

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

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

Book Description:

An ancient legend, an all-too modern murder, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe must find the link between them ...

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0380703300
• ISBN 13: 9780380703302
• Binding: Paperback