Wycliffe And The Redhead

Simon Meagor is a lonely middle-aged man. With a broken marriage behind him, his life is centred on his antiquarian bookshop. In his past is the memory of a murder trial where his evidence resulted in the conviction of a man who had subsequently killed himself. Now, to his horror, the daughter of that man is applying for a job in his shop and, almost mesmerised by her, Simon finds he has agreed to her employment. Cleverly, over a period of time, Morweena manipulates herself into his work, his life and finally into his flat above the shop. And then she disappears.

When her body is discovered in a flooded quarry, at first suicide is considered. Morweena was suffering from a fatal disease. But everything points to murder and inevitably, suspicion falls on Simon.

Wycliffe becomes increasingly disturbed by the case which grows more and more complicated as he explores the dark and murky secrets from the past.

“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
You can always count on Wycliffe ... he inevitably guarantees a good story, convincing characters and appealing landscape FINANCIAL TIMES
First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit OBSERVER
Mr Burley tops his form GUARDIAN
Gripping THE TIMES

W. J. Burley lived near New Quay in Cornwall and was a schoolmaster until he retired to concentrate on his writing.

His many Wycliffe books include, most recently, WYCLIFFE AND THE GUILD OF NINE.

He died in 2002.

Previous titles:

Wycliffe and the School Bully (Afmt Jan 07);

Wycliffe and the Three Toed Pussy (Afmt Jan 07);

Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi;

Wycliffe and How to Kill A Cat;

Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist;

Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place;

Wycliffe and the Four Jacks;

Wycliffe and the Beales;

Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue;

Wycliffe and the Scapegoat;

Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street;

Wycliffe and the Last Rites;

Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin;

Wycliffe in Paul's Court;

Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death;

Wycliffe and the Guild of Nine;

Wycliffe and the Tangled Web

Simon Meagor is a lonely middle-aged man. With a broken marriage behind him, his life is centred on his antiquarian bookshop. In his past is the memory of a murder trial where his evidence resulted in the conviction of a man who had subsequently killed himself. Now, to his horror, the daughter of that man is applying for a job in his shop and, almost mesmerised by her, Simon finds he has agreed to her employment. Cleverly, over a period of time, Morweena manipulates herself into his work, his life and finally into his flat above the shop. And then she disappears.When her body is discovered in a flooded quarry, at first suicide is considered. Morweena was suffering from a fatal disease. But everything points to murder and inevitably, suspicion falls on Simon.Wycliffe becomes increasingly disturbed by the case which grows more and more complicated as he explores the dark and murky secrets from the past.

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