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The Franchise Affair

The Franchise Affair

Published
1948
Language
English

Synopsis

A London solicitor is drawn into defending a mother and daughter accused of kidnapping and assaulting a teenage girl, and finds himself investigating whether the accusation is genuine or fabricated. Inspector Alan Grant appears in a supporting role as the case is worked out largely through the solicitor's own inquiries.

About the author

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Josephine Tey

Josephine Tey is one of the best-known and best-loved of all crime writers. She began to write full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. In 1937 she returned to crime writing with A Shilling for Candles, but it wasn't until after the Second World War that the majority of her crime novels were published. Josephine Tey died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.