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Robert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Marion Sharpe on the line, a local woman of quiet disposition who lived with her mother at their decrepit country house, The Franchise. It appeared that she was in some serious trouble: Miss Sharpe... read more

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It was four o'clock of a spring evening; and Robert Blair was thinking of going home.

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This is book 81 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

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  1. Josephine Tey (Author)

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  1. Markland Taylor (Author)

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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1948
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Page Count: 272

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