Wycliffe and the quiet virgin / W. J. Burley
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TextPublication details: London : Victor Gollancz Ltd., c1986Description: 191 pages ; 21 cmISBN: 057503792XSubject(s): DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY -- FICTION | FICTIONLOC classification: .U64 1986Summary: Chief Superintendent Wycliffe doubted whether he would enjoy his Christmas. With his wife away, he rashly accepted an invitation to stay with a Penzance lawyer and his family, but when he arrives the weather is awful, the house miles from anywhere, and the family less than welcoming. Then a young girl goes missing. Wycliffe had seen her playing the part of the Virgin in the local nativity play, but when he asks around he discovers the girl was difficult and unpopular in the neighborhood. Even her parents seem indifferent to their daughter's disappearance. So Wycliffe instigates a search - and soon finds himself caught up in a major criminal investigation.
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LRC - Annex | National University - Manila | Fiction | Fiction | FIC .U64 1986 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | c.1 | Available | NULIB000003610 |
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| FIC .T96a 1994 Adventures of huckleberry finn / | FIC .T96h 1996 Humorous stories and sketches / | FIC .T96t 1998 The adventures of Tom Sawyer / | FIC .U64 1986 Wycliffe and the quiet virgin / | FIC .U7 1987 Trail of Fire / | FIC .U88 1990 The Old Man and Mr. Smith : a fable / | FIC .V15 1980 Final notice / |
Chief Superintendent Wycliffe doubted whether he would enjoy his Christmas. With his wife away, he rashly accepted an invitation to stay with a Penzance lawyer and his family, but when he arrives the weather is awful, the house miles from anywhere, and the family less than welcoming. Then a young girl goes missing. Wycliffe had seen her playing the part of the Virgin in the local nativity play, but when he asks around he discovers the girl was difficult and unpopular in the neighborhood. Even her parents seem indifferent to their daughter's disappearance. So Wycliffe instigates a search - and soon finds himself caught up in a major criminal investigation.
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