Brat Farrar
dec. 2012 · Vândut de Simon and Schuster
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What begins as a ploy to claim an inheritance ends with the impostor’s life hanging in the balance.
In this tale of mystery and suspense, a stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick's mannerism's, appearance, and every significant detail of Patrick's early life, up to his thirteenth year when he disappeared and was thought to have drowned himself. It seems as if Brat is going to pull off this most incredible deception until old secrets emerge that jeopardize the imposter's plan and his life. Culminating in a final terrible moment when all is revealed, Brat Farrar is a precarious adventure that grips the reader early and firmly and then holds on until the explosive conclusion.
In this tale of mystery and suspense, a stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick's mannerism's, appearance, and every significant detail of Patrick's early life, up to his thirteenth year when he disappeared and was thought to have drowned himself. It seems as if Brat is going to pull off this most incredible deception until old secrets emerge that jeopardize the imposter's plan and his life. Culminating in a final terrible moment when all is revealed, Brat Farrar is a precarious adventure that grips the reader early and firmly and then holds on until the explosive conclusion.
What begins as a ploy to claim an inheritance ends with the impostor’s life hanging in the balance.
In this tale of mystery and suspense, a stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been...
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Josephine Tey (1896–1952) was the pen name of Scottish novelist and playwright Elizabeth MacKintosh. She began writing full time after the publication of The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Scotland Yard’s Inspector Alan Grant. Her acclaimed mysteries include The Franchise Affair, The Daughter of Time, and The Singing Sands. A Shilling for Candles was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock as the 1937 film Young and Innocent. Tey died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.
Josephine Tey (1896–1952) was the pen name of Scottish novelist and playwright Elizabeth MacKintosh. She began writing full time after the publication of The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Scotland Yard’s Inspector Alan Grant. Her acclaimed mysteries include The Franchise Affair, The D...
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