Wycliffe and the Four Jacks (The Cornish Detective)

Review Praise for the Wycliffe Cornish Detective Series: 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 You can always count on Wycliffe...he inevitably guarantees a good story, convincing characters and appealing landsacape ― FINANCIAL TIMES Gripping ― THE TIMES Product Description A murder committed in the night of dead. It's all a game for Detective Wycliffe to solve in a puzzling case. Writer David Cleeve lived exactly the way a bestselling novelist should live - in an opulent house set in a beautiful corner of Cornwall. But beneath the successful façade was a private nightmare. For at regular intervals a sinister and mysterious warning was delivered to him: a single playing card, the Jack of Diamonds. Then, one day, the card arrived torn in half - and that night a murder was committed. Chief Superintendent Wycliffe was on holiday in the area but, far from relaxing, he finds himself drawn into the investigation. Before long, there is more than just a single mystery to solve. As Wycliffe investigates, he uncovers a double murder, arson, and a whole series of crimes stretching back over many years . . . Book Description A relaxing holiday in Cornwall soon turns into Detective Wycliffe's next investigation. About the Author W.J. Burley lived near Newquay in Cornwall, and was a schoolmaster until he retired to concentrate on his writing. His many Wycliffe novels were extremely popular and were adapted for a highly successful TV series starring Jack Shepherd. W.J. Burley died in 2002.