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'An ingenious book' SARAH WATERS

'Permanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate' THE NEW YORK TIMES

Marion 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

The Franchise Affair: Their country house will soon play host to a nightmare…

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'An ingenious book' SARAH WATERS'Permanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate' THE NEW YORK... Read more

    Publisher: Cornerstone
    Publication Date: 22/09/2022
    ISBN13: 9781529156423, 978-1529156423
    ISBN10: 1529156424

    Number of Pages: 352

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    'An ingenious book' SARAH WATERS

    'Permanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate' THE NEW YORK TIMES

    Marion 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

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