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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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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
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An ancient legend, an all-too modern murder, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe must find the link between them ...
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- PublisherLittlehampton Book Services Ltd
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0575024240
- ISBN 13 9780575024243
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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Wycliffe and the Scapegoat
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Victor Gollancz, 1978
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Wycliffe and the Scapegoat by W. J. Burley (First Edition) File Copy
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Gollancz Detection, London, 1978
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Wycliffe and the Scapegoat by W. J. Burley (First Edition) File Copy A sharp tight square copy with sunned edges. A sharp dust jacket with sunning upper and fore edges. Not price-clipped. Publisher's File Copy. First printing. Red boards with gilt to spine in yellow jacket. Part of the Gollancz Detection series. BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX7304-1
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Wycliffe and the Scapegoat a Further Novel Concerning Chief Superintendent Wycliffe and His Exploration of Strange Facets of Human Nature.
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Gollancz Detection, London, 1978
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ISBN 13: 9780575024243
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Price clipped dust jacket. With no gift inscription or remainder mark. the dust jacket has some minor surface wear, with the slightly creased outer edges. the red boards are in fine condition. Book. Seller Inventory # X10205x
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