Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls (British Mystery Series) [Paperback]

W. J. Burley (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Walker & Company (1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802730647
• ISBN-13: 978-0802730640
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,791,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wycliffe and the School Bullies, aka School girls, December 23, 2010

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Devon Bedford (D.C., USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wycliffe and the School Bullies (Wycliffe Series) (Paperback)

This was originally published under the title, "Wycliffe and the School Girls." I have enjoyed the novels in the Wycliffe series that I have read so far and this is one of the best. There are 37 in all and they are listed at an easy-to-find website devoted to the author. A fair number of English novels are re-titled when they are published in the U.S., including some of Ruth Rendell's early books. I think this is not an attempt on the part of the publishers, much less the book dealers, to mislead the reader. I think the publisher is trying to find a word that may resonate more with an American audience. Thus, "school bullies" vs. "school girls." (As a matter of interest, all the Harry Potter books had totally different covers in their American editions.)
So for those who are thinking of buying this book, don't be mislead by earlier reviewers' one-star "reviews" of the publisher's or Amazon's failure to disclose something that was pretty obvious anyway.
This is a good mystery of the "police procedural" type. The success and satisfactions of Burley's Wycliffe stories lies in the detective's personality and approach to the case-- a blend of systematic plodding and mature insight into the character of his suspects. There are also wonderfully evocative descriptions and detailed location references for lovers of Cornwall.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Also printed as ... Purchased unnecessarily., November 3, 2007

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Stacy Rowley "Fan of mysteries" (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wycliffe and the School Bullies (Wycliffe Series) (Paperback)

I bought it only to find out it was published in the 1970s under a slightly different title, a book I already owned. I failed to note the above review. Worse yet, Amazon does not note this in the "Product Details", even after I politely requested they do so. I was informed it wasn't there error that I purchased it, and thus was docked for shipping it back.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars retitled Wycliff and the Schoollgirls, April 20, 2007

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Roseann de Freitas "r de f" (Philadelphia, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wycliffe and the School Bullies (Wycliffe Series) (Paperback)

This book is an old novel under a new title. Nowhere does it indicate this.