Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist (Soundings Series) [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

W. J. Burley (Author), Gordon Griffin (Narrator)

Book Description

Series: Soundings Series | Publication Date: September 1995

The supposed suicide of a local amateur flautist has a sleepy backwater town in Cornwall all astir, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe begins an intensive investigation.

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Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

Chief Superintendent Wycliffe at his most introspective as he confronts the murder, ineptly disguised as suicide, of Tony Miller, estate foreman of the Duloe estate, spread along the Fal river in Wycliffe's peaceful Cornish turf. Lord Hugh and Lady Cynthia Bottrell live in the shabby manor house, with Hugh's psychologist brother James, a bachelor, and lawyer Simon Lander, wife Beth, and daughter Jean occupying cottages on the grounds. The homosexual bond between Miller and Bottrell is soon uncovered, but more pressing is the disappearance of young Lizzie Biddick, a maid at the manor house, on the eve of her departure (with unexpectedly ample funds) for London. Wycliffe moves thoughtfully among these chatty neurotic characters, until events precipitate a crisis in which he manages to rescue yet another victim. Contrived motivation, unconvincing relationships, slow-motion pace, and a Wycliffe detached and sluggish add up to tepid stuff- -well below the Burley norm (Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue, etc., etc.). -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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 books include, most recently, Wycliffe and the Guild of Nine. He died in 2002. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Soundings Ltd; Unabridged edition (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854965530
• ISBN-13: 978-1854965530
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,093,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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