'An ingenious book'SARAH WATERS'Permanent classics in the detective field...no superlatives are adequate'THE NEW YORK TIMESMarion Shape and her mother are quiet and ordinary villagers,enjoying a peaceful life in their country home,the Franchise. Everything changes when a local schoolgirl accuses them of kidnap and abuse,describing the attic room of the house as her prison. Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant is called to solve the mystery of the Franchise,but will he fall right in the middle of nightmarish affair that will change a town,and its locals'lives,forever'Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself'NEW STATESMAN
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9781529156423Number of pages: 352Weight: 245 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
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The Franchise Affair is an ingenious book...The essential mystery is wonderfully established; the claustrophobic building-up of the apparently seamless case against the Sharpes is impeccably donePermanent classics in the detective field...no superlatives are adequateA detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious,stimulating and very enjoyableAs interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of SundaysSuspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling...credible and convincingReally first class...a continual delightTey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field
Josephine Tey
Josephine Tey was a much-loved Scottish Golden Age crime writer,best known for her series of detective novels featuring Inspector Alan Grant.
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