{"product_id":"the-franchise-affair-josephine-tey","title":"The Franchise Affair (Josephine Tey)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An ingenious book' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH WATERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Permanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarion 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Josephine Tey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e enjoys a category to herself'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJosephine 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Queue\u003c\/i\u003e (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. In 1937 she returned to crime writing with \u003ci\u003eA Shilling for Candles\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 352 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65804293833053,"sku":"K092286113","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9228611300001A.jpg?v=1788461426","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-franchise-affair-josephine-tey","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}