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About the book: "One of the best mysteries of all time" (The New York Times) (Josephine Tey recreates 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 Barnard.

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 worlds most heinous villainsa venomous hunchback who may have killed his brothers 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 Time is an ingeniously plotted, beautifully written, and suspenseful tale, a supreme achievement from one of mystery writings most gifted masters.

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Josephine Tey began writing full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. She died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.

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Bookseller: Eve's Reads (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5941-111421
Title: Daughter of Time, The
Author: Josephine Tey
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Scribner Ed., 5th Prt'g.
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0684803860
ISBN 13: 9780684803869
Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction/Simon & Shuster
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1995
Pages: 206
Keywords: Suspense

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