https://readingwithangie.vercel.app/tags/w.j.-burley/ Recent content in W.J. Burley on Reading with Angie Hugo en-us Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://readingwithangie.vercel.app/books/angie/9780552138611/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://readingwithangie.vercel.app/books/angie/9780552138611/ <figure style="display:flex;"> <img loading="lazy" src="images/image.png" width="220"/> <figcaption style="margin-left: 1em; float: right;"> <q>Wycliffe &amp; the Dead Flautist</q><p>Author: W.J. Burley</p><ul></ul><p style="max-height: 60vh; overflow-y: scroll;">On the peaceful and secluded estate of Lord and Lady Bottrell, the body of amateur flautist Tony Mills has been found, shot by his own gun. It appears to be suicide - but a closer inspection reveals some sinister inconsistencies, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is called in. As Wycliffe begins to unravel the last days of the dead man, another mystery is revealed: the disappearance of Lizzie Biddick, a pretty young girl who worked as a maid for the Bottrell family. Gradually, bitter family feuds and secret illicit relationships are uncovered - and then another body shatters the pastoral peace of the Cornish estate for ever...</p>