Books like The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant #3)
12 books with a reading profile close to The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant #3) by Josephine Tey. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Geisterseher
mystery, literary
The novel follows a German Prince living in Venice who becomes entangled in a conspiracy orchestrated by a mysterious, masked Armenian.
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2
The Shadow of the Wind
mystery, literary
In 1945 Barcelona, a young boy named Daniel Sempere is initiated into the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a hidden labyrinthine library.
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3
Rebecca
mystery, literary
After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo, a nameless young woman marries the wealthy widower Maxim de Winter and moves to his isolated Cornish estate, Manderley.
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4
Our Man in Havana
mystery, literary
Jim Wormold is an English vacuum cleaner salesman in 1950s Havana, struggling to pay for his daughter's expensive tastes.
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5
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
mystery, literary
In a small Colombian town, Santiago Nasar is murdered by the Vicario twins to restore their family's honor after their sister, Angela, claims he took her virginity.
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6
Crónica de una muerte anunciada
by Gabriel García Márquez, Francis Salvery
mystery, literary
In a small Caribbean town, the Vicario twins openly declare their intention to kill Santiago Nasar to restore their sister Angela’s lost honor.
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7
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
literary, classic literature
Eliot Rosewater, the alcoholic heir to a massive industrial fortune, abandons high society to relocate to a decaying town in Indiana.
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8
As You Like It
literary, classic literature
In this pastoral comedy, Rosalind flees the court of her usurping uncle, Duke Frederick, and disguises herself as a young man named Ganymede to survive in the Forest of Arden.
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9
My Cousin Rachel
mystery, literary
Philip Ashley, a young Cornish landowner, grows up under the guardianship of his cousin Ambrose.
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10
Lady Windermere's Fan
by Oscar Wilde
literary, classic literature
Lady Windermere suspects her husband of infidelity with a mysterious newcomer named Mrs.
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11
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
literary, classic literature
Gordon Comstock, a young London poet, has quit a good advertising job because he despises the worship of money.
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12
Three Sunsets and Other Poems
literary, classic literature
Published posthumously in 1898, this collection gathers Lewis Carroll's serious and romantic verse, moving away from the nonsense rhyme found in his famous novels.
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