The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey
Taste attributes: mysterycrimelegaldetectiveslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA contained mystery, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Josephine Tey
- Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 288
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