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The Daughter of Time

Pages
256
Published
1954
Language
English

Synopsis

While recovering from an injury, Inspector Alan Grant becomes obsessed with a portrait of King Richard III. He questions the historical portrayal of Richard as a villain and wonders if he was a victim of political machinations. Grant decides to investigate the truth about Richard's character and the fate of the Little Princes in the Tower, enlisting the help of a scholar.

About the author

J
Josephine Tey

Josephine Tey is one of the best-known and best-loved of all crime writers. She began to write full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. In 1937 she returned to crime writing with A Shilling for Candles, but it wasn't until after the Second World War that the majority of her crime novels were published. Josephine Tey died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.

Characters

Alan GrantProtagonist
Richard III, King of EnglandSupporting
King Richard IIISupporting
All characters in The Daughter of Time