The Franchise Affair

Oct 22, 2024 7:16 PM

Author:Josephine Tey

'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 Teyenjoys a category to herself' NEW STATESMAN

Reviews

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 done

—— Sarah Waters

Permanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate

—— The New York Times

A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable

—— Sunday Times

As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays

—— Observer

Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing

—— Spectator

Really first class . . . a continual delight

—— Times Literary Supplement

Tey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field

—— New Yorker

This series places Indridason at the centre of the best of contemporary crime fiction. He is a master storyteller, and has a real gift for evoking the complex humanity at the heart of the most dour-seeming individuals.

—— The Guardian

Most people will find The Daughter Of Time as interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays

—— Observer

A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable

—— Sunday Times

Josephine Tey has always been absolutely reliable in producing original and mysterious plots with interesting characters and unguessable endings

—— Spectator

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