-Titulo Original : Brat Farrar
-Fabricante :
Scribner
-Descripcion Original:
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 familys sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patricks mannerisms, appearance, and every significant detail of Patricks 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 imposters 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. Review Brat Farrar has been carefully coached to assume the identity of Patrick Ashby, heir to the Ashby fortune who disappeared when he was 13. Just when it seems that Brat will pull off the deception, he discovers the truth about Patricks disappearance, a dark secret that threatens to tear apart the family and jeopardize Brats carefully laid plans. Called the best of its kind by the New Yorker, Josephine Teys classic is a tale of unrelenting suspense and tension. From the Back Cover 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 familys sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patricks mannerisms, appearance, and every significant detail of Patricks 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 imposters plan and his life. About the Author Josephine Tey began writing full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. She died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.
-Fabricante :
Scribner
-Descripcion Original:
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 familys sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patricks mannerisms, appearance, and every significant detail of Patricks 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 imposters 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. Review Brat Farrar has been carefully coached to assume the identity of Patrick Ashby, heir to the Ashby fortune who disappeared when he was 13. Just when it seems that Brat will pull off the deception, he discovers the truth about Patricks disappearance, a dark secret that threatens to tear apart the family and jeopardize Brats carefully laid plans. Called the best of its kind by the New Yorker, Josephine Teys classic is a tale of unrelenting suspense and tension. From the Back Cover 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 familys sizable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patricks mannerisms, appearance, and every significant detail of Patricks 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 imposters plan and his life. About the Author Josephine Tey began writing full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. She died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.


