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W. J. Burley

    August 1, 1914 – November 15, 2002

    John Burley was an author whose voice grew stronger and more certain with each book. His skill in conjuring images with just a few words signals a writer confident in his craft. His work deserves to stand alongside the masters of detective fiction, like the creator of Inspector Maigret. Burley's prose captivated a devoted readership who recognized its quality and masterful execution.

    Wycliffe and the schoolgirls
    Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place
    Wycliffe and the Guilt-Edged Alibi
    Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat
    Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist
    Wycliffe and the House of Fear
    • Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.0(57)Add rating

      Classic crime featuring the ever-popular Chief Superintendent Wycliffe - 'Another must for collectors' Sunday Times.

      Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist
    • Two very different young women have been murdered within the same week. One was a nightclub singer, the other a nurse, but both were strangled in their own homes in strangely efficient, remarkably similar attacks. The press is quick to assume there's a psychopath on the loose, but Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe suspects the truth may be somewhat more complex. When another attack is aborted for no apparent reason, Wycliffe is certain that this is no random spate of murders. But with his superiors and the media uninterested in his theories, Wycliffe knows he will have to work alone to find the killer. As he searches for a link between the victims, his investigations take him back in timeto a school trip, an isolated hostel, and a cruel joke on a lonely student.

      Wycliffe and the schoolgirls