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      Wycliffe and the Scapegoat

      by W.J. Burley
      Published
      Jan 1978
      Main Genre
      Law Enforcement Law Enforcement
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      160
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      A Scotland Yard Mystery Book 8

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      An ancient legend, an all-too modern murder, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe must find the link between them ...

      Every year, at Halloween, high on the Cornish cliffs, a life-sized effigy of a man is strapped to a blazing wheel and run into the sea - a re-enactment of a hideous old legend where the figure had been a living sacrifice.

      And now Jonathan Riddle, well-known and respected local builder and undertaker, has disappeared - and it seems all too likely that his corpse has gone the way of the historic 'scapegoat'.

      As Chief Superintendent Wycliffe begins to investigate, more and more unpleasant facts emerge until he is left with an incredible, and seemingly impossible, solution . . .

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      Book 8
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      Oct 1987 Avon ISBN13 9780380703302 ISBN10 0380703300
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      Jan 1979 Doubleday ISBN13 9780385151269 ISBN10 0385151268
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