Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat

When Cedric Tremain is charged with murdering his father by booby-trapping his fishing boat, all the locals are agreed that he is an unlikely murderer. But the case against him is strong: he has the motive, the opportunity and the know-how; not to mention the fact that there is some hard circumstantial evidence against him. So Cedric is arrested.

But Chief Superintendent Wycliffe has a strong sense that something about the case just doesn't fit. As he quietly continues his investigations a confusing picture emerges.

Twenty years ago Cedric's cousin was convicted of strangling his girlfriend and served fourteen years of a commuted death sentence. While the wheels of justice begin to grind Wycliffe searches for a link between past and present...

“"You can always count on Wycliffe . . . he inevitably guarantees a good story, convincing characters, and appealing landscape."”

"First-class, old-time, hyper-ingenious whodunit." "Observer""
"Whenever a character comes back as many times a 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""
"Financial Times ""

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

Previous titles:

Wycliffe and the Redhead;

Wycliffe and the House of Fear;

Wycliffe and the Three Toed Pussy;

Wycliffe and the School Bullies;

Wycliffe and How to Kill a Cat;

Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi;

Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist;

Wycliffe's Wild-Goose Chase;

Wycliffe and the Four Jacks;

Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place;

Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue;

Wycliffe and the Beales;

Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street;

Wycliffe and the Scapegoat;

Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin;

Wycliffe and the Last Rites;

Wycliffe in Paul's Court;

Wycliffe and the Tangled Web;

Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death;

Wycliffe and the Guild of Nine

When Cedric Tremain is charged with murdering his father by booby-trapping his fishing boat, all the locals are agreed that he is an unlikely murderer. But the case against him is strong: he has the motive, the opportunity and the know-how; not to mention the fact that there is some hard circumstantial evidence against him. So Cedric is arrested.But Chief Superintendent Wycliffe has a strong sense that something about the case just doesn't fit. As he quietly continues his investigations a confusing picture emerges.Twenty years ago Cedric's cousin was convicted of strangling his girlfriend and served fourteen years of a commuted death sentence. While the wheels of justice begin to grind Wycliffe searches for a link between past and present...

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