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OverviewWas Richard III truly the ogre of legend and Shakespeare's play. - a wickeduncle who murdered his nephews to steal the crown of England? Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard is laid up in hospital with a broken leg. The novels he tries reading to pass the time all bore him, until a real-life mystery awakens his curiosity and soon turns into an obsession. Studying a portrait of the notorious Richard III he finds himself wondering whether such a man could really have been the ogre of legend, who murdered his own nephews in his greed for power. Enlisting the help of an American scholar, Inspector Grant is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Princes in the Tower once and for all. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Josephine TeyPublisher: Pushkin Press Imprint: Pushkin Vertigo ISBN: 9781782278429ISBN 10: 1782278427 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 05 January 2023 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews'As interesting and enjoyable a book as you will meet in a month of Sundays' - Observer 'One of the best mysteries of all time' - New York Times 'First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written' - Los Angeles Times 'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' - Sunday Times 'One of the permanent classics in the detective field' - Anthony Boucher 'As interesting and enjoyable a book as you will meet in a month of Sundays' - Observer 'One of the best mysteries of all time' - New York Times 'First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written' - Los Angeles Times 'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' - Sunday Times 'One of the permanent classics in the detective field' - Anthony Boucher Author InformationBorn in Inverness in 1896, Josephine Tey was a Scottish author and playwright. Tey made her mystery debut with The Man in the Queue in 1929, the book that also introduced Inspector Alan Grant. The Daughter of Time, first published in 1951, is her best known and loved work, and in 1990 was voted number 1 in the Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time list published by the British Crime Writers' Association. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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