Wycliffe and the Tangled Web

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Wycliffe and the Tangled Web (1988) is a crime novel by Cornish writer W. J. Burley.^[1]

Synopsis

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Shortly after informing her boyfriend and sister of her pregnancy, a young woman from a quiet Cornish village goes missing, opening up the possibility that she may have been raped or murdered. When a body surfaces, Wycliffe thinks he may have solved the vanishing, but his theory is soon dashed after an identification proves it isn't her. As he recommences his investigation, he steadily unwinds a tangled web of complex family relationships, rivalries and pure hatred, and ultimately uncovering the unclaimed corpse as a red herring.

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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

v t e Novels by W. J. Burley
Novels	Wycliffe and the Three-Toed Pussy (1968) Wycliffe and How to Kill a Cat (1970) Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi (1971) Wycliffe and Death in a Salubrious Place (1973) Wycliffe and Death in Stanley Street (1974) Wycliffe and the Pea-Green Boat (1975) Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls (1976) Wycliffe and the Scapegoat (1978) Wycliffe in Paul's Court (1980) Wycliffe's Wild Goose Chase (1982) Wycliffe and the Beales (1983) Wycliffe and the Four Jacks (1985) Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin (1986) Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue (1987) Wycliffe and the Tangled Web (1988) Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death (1990) Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist (1991) Wycliffe and the Last Rites (1992) Wycliffe and the Dunes Mystery (1993) Wycliffe and the House of Fear (1995) Wycliffe and the Redhead (1997) Wycliffe and the Guild of Nine (2000) Wycliffe and the Last Lap (2003, unfinished)
Adaptations	Wycliffe (TV series)
See also	Charles Wycliffe

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