'An ingenious book' SARAH WATERS 'Permanent classics in the detective field . . . no
superlatives are adequate' THE NEW YORK TIMES Marion 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? 'Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself' NEW
STATESMAN
