Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls

Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls (1976) is a crime novel by Cornish writer W. J. Burley. [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/w-j-burley/wycliffe-and-schoolgirls.htm]

ynopsis

Two very different women, a nightclub singer and a nurse, have been strangled in their own homes, under the same efficient modus operandi, within the space of one week. Although the media and police are unanimous in the belief that these murders are the work of a psychopath, Wycliffe believes the solution may be a bit more complex.

When another attack is suddenly aborted for no earthly reason, the detective feels his theory has been proved; this is no ordinary killing spree. But with his colleague's entirely uninterested he knows he'll be on his own this time, and in the course of his sole investigation he uncovers a connection with an old school trip, a youth hostel and a cruel practical joke played on a lonely student.

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