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The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey
I was excited to find this author- we share a birthday. Or an astrological sign, or something. I adore mysteries, and premise and plot-wise, this doesn't disappoint. The Sharpes, mother and daughter, live in a large, gloomy looking-house in the English countryside. Betty Kane is a sweet-faced teenager who comes home after having vanished for a month, with severe bruises on her body. She claims the Sharpes kidnapped her and put those bruises there. Everyone believes her, of course. She's too pretty not to believe. But one person doesn't. Robert Blair, attorney. And he's determined to clear the Sharpes of the charges.
The prose and dialogue are flawless. So why the three stars? Well, it's evident that the author was extremely politically and socially conservative- and she uses the novel as a soapbox for her personal views. Which is beyond annoying. Not to mention that decent evidence comes into people's hands whenever someone prays. Oh- and the 'villains' are one-dimensional beyond belief. So, if none of the above would annoy you, dear reader, please proceed.
The prose and dialogue are flawless. So why the three stars? Well, it's evident that the author was extremely politically and socially conservative- and she uses the novel as a soapbox for her personal views. Which is beyond annoying. Not to mention that decent evidence comes into people's hands whenever someone prays. Oh- and the 'villains' are one-dimensional beyond belief. So, if none of the above would annoy you, dear reader, please proceed.