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Guilt Edged (1971)

Guilt Edged (1971)

Mystery Police Procedural

W. J. Burley

Year: 1971
Authors: W. J. Burley
Print type: BOOK

Description:

When Caroline Bryce's body is fished out of the estuary, Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is warned to walk very softly. The case is going to be a tricky one, as the Bryces are wealthy and Caroline's brother is the local MP. Wycliffe begins untangling the threads of Caroline's story and discovers a woman almost no-one liked and a few hated. Uncovering a family history involving blackmail, infidelity, and deceit, he is confonted with an utterly ruthless murderer; someone who won't hesitate to kill again in order to protect an ugly secret.