Book description
A dubious cul-de-sac just off the busy main road in a sprawling West
Country port, Stanley Street is definitely not a salubrious place. And
the victim, found naked and strangled in her bed is, appropriately
enough, a prostitute. The local inspector believes it is just another
sex crime, but Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is not convinced. For the
victim, Lily Painter, is the kind of girl who likes Beethoven and has
lots of 'O' and 'A' levels to her name - not the usual sort of
prostitute at all. And when Wycliffe goes digging into her background,
he comes up with plenty of surprises, not least a shadowy connection
with property speculators and drug smugglers. But it takes a dangerous
arson attack and a second murder before the solution to this complex and
fast-moving puzzle can be found...
