Title: Guilt Edged
First published: 1971
Description: When Caroline Bryce's body is fished out of the estuary, Detective Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is warned to walk very softly. The case is going to be a tricky one, as the Bryces are wealthy and Caroline's brother is the local MP. 

Wycliffe begins untangling the threads of Caroline's story and discovers a woman almost no-one liked and a few hated. Uncovering a family history involving blackmail, infidelity, and deceit, he is confonted with an utterly ruthless murderer; someone who won't hesitate to kill again in order to protect an ugly secret.
Subjects: Charlie Wycliffe (Fictitious character), Police, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Places: England, West Country