The Daughter of Time

Voted the top crime novel of all time by the UK Crime Writers�_T Association, The Daughter of Time is Josephine Tey�_Ts last and most successful book. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector�_Ts Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer David Stuart Davies. Inspector Alan Grant is laid up in hospital with a spinal injury and he�_Ts bored. Renowned for his ability to read a face, he passes the time looking at old portraits and one which particularly grabs his attention is of Richard III, the supposed arch villain who killed his own nephews, �_~the princes in the tower�_T. But Grant doesn�_Tt accept the face in the portrait is the face of a villain so he sets out to investigate what really happened. An unusual premise for a crime novel perhaps, but nevertheless an extremely clever and engrossing one, brilliantly plotted and written with enormous charm and erudition.