Brat Farrar
by Josephine Tey
Taste attributes: mysterythrillercrimefresh & originalunsavouryintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn intricate, inventive mystery, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
In this tale of mystery and suspense, a stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick's mannerism's, appearance, and every significant detail of Patrick's early life, up to his thirteenth year when he disappeared and was thought to have drowned himself.
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- Author
- Josephine Tey
- Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 254
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- Open Library
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