{"product_id":"2026200009217-secondhand-the-franchise-affair","title":"The Franchise Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of British crime fiction, The Franchise Affair presents a gripping tale of accusation, mystery, and moral ambiguity rooted in a real eighteenth-century scandal. When young Betty Kane accuses two reclusive women — a mother and daughter living in an isolated house called The Franchise — of kidnapping and imprisoning her, small-town solicitor Robert Blair is drawn into a case that pits quiet respectability against shocking allegations. Josephine Tey constructs a masterful narrative that uncovers the dangerous power of public opinion and the fragility of truth, all delivered in her signature cool, precise, and quietly suspenseful prose. The novel illustrates how quickly a community can turn on the innocent and how relentlessly a determined mind must work to restore justice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48893812768987,"sku":"2026200009217-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9c76aa72-a67c-4fdb-a22f-a539cf9eb2ed.png?v=1782040648","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009217-secondhand-the-franchise-affair","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}