description: 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?
language: English
title: Franchise Affair
titlecomplete: Franchise Affair
characters: Inspector Alan Grant
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Crime
ratings_count: 8503
series: Inspector Alan Grant
publisher: Pocket