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Robert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Marion Sharpe on the line, a local woman of quiet disposition who lived with her mother at their decrepit country house, The Franchise. It appeared that she was in some serious trouble: Miss Sharpe and her mother were accused of brutally kidnapping a demure young woman named Betty Kane. Miss Kane’s claims seemed highly unlikely, even to Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, until she described her prison – the attic room with its cracked window, the kitchen, and the old trunks – which sounded remarkably like The Franchise. Yet Marion Sharpe claimed the Kane girl had never been there, let alone been held captive for an entire month! Not believing Betty Kane’s story, Solicitor Blair takes up the case and, in a dazzling feat of amateur detective work, solves the unbelievable mystery that stumped even Inspector Grant.
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First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written.
"The New York Times"
Permanent classics in the detective field...no superlatives are adequate.
"Los Angeles Times"First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written.
"The New York Times"Permanent classics in the detective field...no superlatives are adequate.
"The New York Times" Permanent classics in the detective field...no superlatives are adequate.
"Los Angeles Times" First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written.
Los Angeles Times First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written.
The New York Times Permanent classics in the detective field...no superlatives are adequate.
'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)
'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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- PublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0432165037
- ISBN 13 9780432165034
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages276
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Ray Russell (illustrator). 1st Edition. First published in 1948, this is an eighth impression of 1975. Ex library but with quite discreet stamps on copyright page, bottom of page block and rear endpapers. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, very slight lean, price clipped but price replaced with publisher's sticker (£9.95), no personal inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall quite a reasonable copy of Josephine Tey's classic thriller. 272pp. Marion Sharpe and her mother seem an unlikely duo to be found on the wrong side of the law. Quiet and ordinary, they have led a peaceful and unremarkable life at their country home, The Franchise. Unremarkable that is, until the police turn up with a demure young woman on their doorstep. Not only does Betty Kane accuse them of kidnap and abuse, she can back up her claim with a detailed description of the attic room in which she was kept, right down to the crack in its round window. But there's something about Betty Kane's story that doesn't quite add up. Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard is stumped. And it takes Robert Blair, local solicitor turned amateur detective, to solve the mystery that lies at the heart of The Franchise Affair. Seller Inventory # 003212
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