Wycliffe and How to Kill a Cat

Wycliffe and How To Kill A Cat (1970) is a crime novel by Cornish writer W. J. Burley featuring detective Charles Wycliffe.

Synopsis

A young, auburn haired and naked woman turns up strangled in a seedy hotel room down by the docks, her face savagely beaten after death. The discovery of a thousand pounds stashed underneath some clothing, along with the observance of expensive luggage indicating more class than her present surroundings, exacerbate the mystery of her murder, and Superintendent Wycliffe finds himself drawn towards the investigation, interrupting his seaside holiday so he can make inquiries of his own...