The Franchise Affair - Softcover
"The Franchise" is the name of a large country house in which Marion Sharpe and her mother live. "The Affair" concerns the accusation by a schoolgirl that these two kept her locked up in their attic for a month, beat her and starved her. One man must prove the girl a liar - if he can.
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'Josephine Tey has always been absolutely reliable in producing original and mysterious plots with interesting characters and unguessable endings.' (The Spectator)
'First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written.' (Los Angeles Times)
'Permanent classics in the detective field ... no superlatives are adequate.' (New York Times)
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'First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written.' (Los Angeles Times)
'Permanent classics in the detective field ... no superlatives are adequate.' (New York Times)
A classic mystery from the Golden Age of suspense fiction.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0140128204
- ISBN 13 9780140128208
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Reprint; Twenty-Eighth Printing. Reading creases to spine, sticker shadow and surface tear on front cover. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside. ; 256 pages; The Franchise is the name of a large country house in which Marion Sharpe and her mother live. The Affair concerns the accusations of a fifteen year-old schoolgirl that the two apparently respectable ladies had imprisoned, beaten and starved her in the house. Robert Blair has to prove the girl a liar.if he can. Mass Market PB. Seller Inventory # 2686
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