The Daughter Of Time: A gripping historical mystery

Josephine Tey

Jun 2011 · Random House

About this ebook

'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMES

'As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays' OBSERVER

Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant, recovering from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III, believed to have brutally killed his brother's children - the Princes in the Tower - to make his crown secure. But is the hunchback with such a sensitive, noble face really one of the world's most heinous villains? Or was he the victim of one of the most insidious plots in history?

'One of the best mysteries of all time' NEW YORK TIMES

'Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing' SPECTATOR

Ratings and reviews

Please don't be put off by the fact that this is about such a confusing time in English history, or what you know from your schooldays about Richard III, or even by the fact that all the action takes place in Grant's hospital bedroom. It is a fascinating piece of detection and truly deserved all the accolades.

An engaging presentation of Ricardian research, in a somewhat contrived duologue. Like a fifties precursor of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

The story of King Richard III is very intriguing, and even after his death, and the amazing finding of his body in the Leicester car park has been one of the most fascinating events in English history. I cannot yet comment on this book but will be sure to do so.

About the author

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.