The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
Recognized in 1990 by the Criminal Writers' Union as the greatest mystery novel of all time, Josephine Tay recreates one of history's most famous and brutal crimes in her classic novel, a must-read for fiction lovers. Taking Inspector Grant from Scotland Yard, recovering from a broken leg, admires the modern portrait of Richard III, who bears no resemblance to the Bad Uncle of History. Could such a delicate, noble face actually belong to one of the world's worst men, a poisonous hump who may have killed his brother's children to protect his crown? or could it be Richard the victim who has been turned into a monster by the usurpers of the British throne? Grant, with the help of the British Museum and an American scientist, decides to find out what kind of person Richard Plantagenet really was and who killed the Little Princes in the Tower. "Daughter of Time" is a masterfully composed, beautifully written and tense story, the highest achievement of one of the most talented masters of mystery writing.
