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The Daughter of Time by Joséphine Tey (1995, Trade Paperback)

Josephine Tey re-creates one of history's most famous -- and vicious -- crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of fiction, now with a new introduction by Robert BarnardInspector 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.The Daughter of Timeis an ingeniously plotted, beautifully written, and suspenseful tale, a supreme achievement from one of mystery writing's most gifted masters.

Book Title
Daughter of Time
Author
Joséphine Tey
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Publication Year
1995
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Pr6025.A2547d3 1988
Reviews
Boston Sunday GlobeThe unalloyed pleasure of watching a really cultivated mind in action! Buy and cherish!, Boston Sunday Globe The unalloyed pleasure of watching a really cultivated mind in action! Buy and cherish!
Copyright Date
1979
Lccn
87-035549
Dewey Decimal
823/.912
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21

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