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A case involving a dead woman with a deformed foot and a mysterious past requires all Superintendent Wycliffe's investigative skills.
The peace of the village of Kergwyns in Cornwall has been shattered by a bizarre murder. A beautiful young woman has been shot. The only thing taken from the scene is the shoe and stocking from her left leg - exposing her deformed foot.
Detective Superintendent Wycliffe uncovers evidence of an unhappy woman who routinely manipulated the men in her life. As half the men in the village have been known to visit her, and most have reason to lie about it, finding the murderer will not be easy.
Wycliffe's task is complicated by the discovery of some clues in the form of crossword puzzles left by the victim herself. If Pussy knew she was going to die why did she make no effort to save herself? When several men have been incriminated in the murder Wycliffe begins to wonder if someone very powerful is stage-managing events . . .
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Review:
"Whenever a character comes back as many times as Chief Superintendent Wycliffe, a reviewer is faced with a dilemma: What can you say that you haven't already said? We called attention to Burley's solid plotting, well-described and colorful settings, and intriguing characters . . . Finally, we have no choice but to repeat ourselves by emphasizing one more time how pleasurable the familiar conventions of the genre can be in the hands of a writer as good as Burley." --"Booklist"
Whenever a character comes back as many times as Chief Superintendent Wycliffe, a reviewer is faced with a dilemma: What can you say that you haven't already said? We called attention to Burley's solid plotting, well-described and colorful settings, and intriguing characters . . . Finally, we have no choice but to repeat ourselves by emphasizing one more time how pleasurable the familiar conventions of the genre can be in the hands of a writer as good as Burley. "Booklist""
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
Mr Burley tops his form--Guardian
Gripping--The Times
Book Description:
Whenever a character comes back as many times as Chief Superintendent Wycliffe, a reviewer is faced with a dilemma: What can you say that you haven't already said? We called attention to Burley's solid plotting, well-described and colorful settings, and intriguing characters . . . Finally, we have no choice but to repeat ourselves by emphasizing one more time how pleasurable the familiar conventions of the genre can be in the hands of a writer as good as Burley. "Booklist""
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
Mr Burley tops his form--Guardian
Gripping--The Times
A case involving a dead woman with a deformed foot and a mysterious past requires all Superintendent Wycliffe's investigative skills.
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- PublisherGollancz
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0575000503
- ISBN 13 9780575000506
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages192
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