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by W.J. Burley
| Paperback in Very Good condition. Light reading creases down spine. No nicks, tears or other creases.
First published 1983.
This paperback edition published in 2004 by Orion Books Ltd.
192 pages.
11.2cm x 17.7cm x 1.3cm.
Cover price: £6.99.
Cover photo courtesy: Getty Images.
Cover Design: Nick Castle.
William John Burley - Born: 1st August 1914, Falmouth, Cornwall - Died: 15th November 2002, (88), Holywell, Cornwall.
Deep in the heart of 'Hound of the Baskervilles' country lies Washford, a village of granite and slate which looks as if it has grown out of the moor. Close by is Ashill House, the home of the Beales, an odd, reclusive family: old Simon has withdrawn from active life; Nicholas and Gertrude confine themselves respectively to war games and the bottle; young Edward takes long painting expeditions on the moor. Only Gertrude's husband, Frank, has enough drive to keep the family business running.
When the village layabout is murdered, shot at his squalid cottage with a Beretta, there is no immediate reason to connect the crime with the Beales. Until Chief Superintendent Wycliffe's investigation takes him on a hunt for skeletons in cupboards - or in archives ...
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Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 9781407226323
Condition: Very Good |
2004
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