A review by rosekk
The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey

4.0

I'm not a regular reader of detective novels, but I enjoyed this one. The characters in it were interesting and easy to latch on to, and while the plot rested on a neat explanation of how the crime went ahead, it found time for a bit of satire and social commentary. Occasionally it strayed into being a bit too 1940s (the suggestion that a criminal can be spotted by the colour and setting of their eyes, for instance), but if you can overlook the foibles of the period it's enjoyable.