Wycliffe and How To Kill A Cat (1970

1970 in literature

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) is a crime novel by Cornish

Cornwall

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 writer

Writer

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 W. J. Burley

W. J. Burley

William John Burley was a British crime writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Charles Wycliffe, who became the basis of the popular Wycliffe television series throughout the mid 1990s....

 featuring detective Charles Wycliffe

Charles Wycliffe

Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe is a fictional detective, created by author W. J. Burley. He is featured in twenty-two novels. ....

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Synopsis

A young, auburn haired and naked woman turns up strangled in a seedy hotel

Hotel

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 room down by the dock

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s, her face savagely beaten

Mutilation

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 after death. The discovery of a thousand pounds stashed underneath some clothing, along with the observance of expensive luggage indicating more class than her present surroundings, exacerbate the mystery of her murder, and Superintendent Wycliffe finds himself drawn towards the investigation, interrupting his seaside

Coast

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 holiday

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so he can make inquiries of his own...