About the book: 1998 / John Burley is a successful English writer, author of more than two dozen police novels, written in the best traditions of the classic detective story, where the main thing is - intrigue, mind games and unexpected ending. The three-volume set includes six novels by D. Burley about the investigations of detective Wycliffe - a worthy successor to the heroes of A. Christie, A. Conan Doyle, J. Simenon. During a walk, the detective finds a pistol, which after some time should be washed away by the tide. Someone is trying to cover their tracks, but who?