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 fa???ade 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 ...
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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 fa???ade 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 . . .
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Add this copy of Wycliffe and the Four Jacks to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Book Dispensary rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Niagara Falls, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Victor Gollancz.
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1985, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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1985
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English
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. VERY GOOD hardcover in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket, no marks in text, strong square spine; name on front free endpaper.
Add this copy of Wycliffe and the Four Jacks to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Scene of the Crime Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Niagara Falls, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Littlehampton Book Services Ltd.
Edition:
1985, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publisher:
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
1985
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
12914051094
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First edition first printing of the 12th novel in the Wycliffe. A hint of edge wear and a very slight spine slant. There is a thin line of moisture staining to the top edge of the front dj panel. In very good / very... 192 p. Audience: General/trade.
