Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the world’s most heinous villains—a venomous hunchback who may have killed his brother’s children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a monster by the usurpers of England’s throne? Grant determines to find out once and for all, with the help of the British Museum and an American scholar, what kind of man Richard Plantagenet really was and who killed the Little Princes in the Tower.
A story made even more compelling by the recent discovery of Richard III's remains beneath a parking lot in Leiceser, England, The Daughter of Time is an ingeniously plotted, beautifully written, and suspenseful tale from one of mystery writing’s most gifted masters.
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"One of the best mysteries of all time." --The New York Times
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About the Author
Josephine Tey is one of two pen names used by one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, Elizabeth Mackintosh. Born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1897, Tey attended the Royal Academy and worked as a physical trainer before publishing her first novel in 1929. Since then, Tey's mysteries have been read worldwide and have been adapted for radio, television, and film.
