Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street (Wycliffe Series)

Burley, W.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752849697 ISBN 13: 9780752849690

Publisher: Orion, 2003

A young girl is found dead in a house on Stanley Street... but it's just the start of a complex puzzle which Wycliffe must unravel.

A dubious cul-de-sac just off the busy main road in a sprawling West Country port, Stanley Street is definitely not a salubrious place. And the victim, found naked and strangled in her bed is, appropriately enough, a prostitute.

The local inspector believes it is just another sex crime, but Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is not convinced. For the victim, Lily Painter, is the kind of girl who likes Beethoven and has lots of 'O' and 'A' levels to her name - not the usual sort of prostitute at all. And when Wycliffe goes digging into her background, he comes up with plenty of surprises, not least a shadowy connection with property speculators and drug smugglers.

But it takes a dangerous arson attack and a second murder before the solution to this complex and fast-moving puzzle can be found...

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Title: Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: W.J.Burley <>Publisher: Orion

Review:

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

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