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The Franchise Affair
Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
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Ideal for fans of classic crime fiction and true crime enthusiasts who appreciate a thought-provoking thriller that delves into the interplay of media, establishment, and public belief.
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For fans of true crime and classic crime fiction, The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey is a gripping thriller featuring detective Alan Grant and a masterful exposé of the powerful connections between media, the establishment, and what people choose to believe. Based on a true story.
Complete and unabridged, this book is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer David Stuart Davies.
Fifteen-year-old Betty Kane has never put a foot wrong. Naturally, everyone is shocked and horrified to hear her story - that she was kidnapped, tortured, and held prisoner by Marion Sharpe and her elderly mother, owners of the mysterious old house, The Franchise. But are the two women really guilty of such a horrendous crime? Every page resonates with tension as the story unfolds - did they or didn't they take a young girl prisoner? And whose story can you trust?
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The Franchise Affair is praised for its ingenuity as a crime novel without a corpse, described as a detective story where the victim is justice itself, highlighting its originality and depth. -- Sarah Waters, The Guardian
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ISBN: 9781529090376
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 06 July 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Contributors:
- Introduction by David Stuart Davies
- Introduction by David Stuart Davies
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 101.0mm
Height: 158.0mm
Weight: 192g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Josephine Tey was born Elizabeth MacKintosh in Inverness in Scotland in 1896. She trained and worked as a teacher before returning to her family home to look after her elderly parents. It was there that she took up writing. Although she described her crime writing, written under the pen name Josephine Tey, as 'my weekly knitting' she was and is recognized as a major writer of the Golden Age of Crime writing. She was also successful as a novelist and playwright, writing under the name of Gordon Daviot. Her plays were performed in London and on Broadway. A fiercely private woman, she died at her sister's home in 1952.
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