Brat Farrar
by:
Josephine Tey (author)
ISBN:
9780140082807 (0140082808)
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Fiction,
Historical
‘Come and see me again before you decide anything,’ the Rector had said; but he had at least been helpful in one direction. He had answered Brat’s main question. If it was a choice between love and justice, the choice had to be justice. Brat Farrar (written in 1949) was not a perfect read. I have h...
Both Brat Farrar and The Franchise Affair were on my 2017 Halloween Bingo long list, but so were many other books ... oh well. Both of these are stand-out books, in that (1) they're not, or not substantively, part of Josephine Tey's Inspector Grant series (in Franchise Affair Grant appears, but onl...
Both Brat Farrar and The Franchise Affair were on my 2017 Halloween Bingo long list, but so were many other books ... oh well. Both of these are stand-out books, in that (1) they're not, or not substantively, part of Josephine Tey's Inspector Grant series (in Franchise Affair Grant appears, but onl...
This book has popped up on my radar screen several times - when I started it, I wasn't entirely sure where it might fit into Halloween bingo, but figured that I would be able to find someplace to slot it. After finishing, it fits into Amateur Sleuth, Murder Most Foul, Country House Mystery and Terri...
Sweet, but not too sweet.Several people too good to be true, one genuine villain, and not too much of a mystery. In fact, this is far more a novel than a mystery, which is typical of Josephine Tey. English country air, nice people, some startling coincidences and all's well that ends well. A nice ho...