Grant, along with the help of a young historian, sets out to learn the truth about whether Richard was truly responsible for his nephews’ deaths.
What follows is a mystery unlike any I’ve read, at least as far as I can remember. Image from the National Portrait Gallery King Richard III by an unknown artist, late 16th century. He becomes fascinated with the portrait, not seeing in the face the murderer that Richard III is known to be. Our detective, Alan Grant, is laid up in the hospital and a friend, Marta, brings him a bunch of pictures including one of Richard III to help soothe his boredom. That being said, it is truly an enjoyable book on its own. If I go back to read this again, I may do a little research first. I wish I knew more about British history, particularly Richard III, or that I had read Shakespeare’s play. Not all “history” is strictly truth, it’s a version someone has told that has stuck. The title refer to a quote from Francis Bacon: “Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.” It’s the same idea as history is written by the victor. i had no idea what it was about and had never read anything by Josephine Tey before, but it’s one of those mysteries – the ones that make it onto the “best” lists, the ones that any true mystery lover should read. I picked up The Daughter of Time at the local used bookstore a year or so ago. Could such a sensitive face actually belong to a heinous villain - a king who killed his brother's children to secure his crown? Grant seeks what kind of man Richard was and who in fact killed the princes in the tower. Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is intrigued by a portrait of Richard III. She brings him a collection of pictures, portraits of faces from history, and Grant begins his journey to resolve.Published by Dell on 1968 (first published 1951) Marta suggests he try solving an age-old mystery no one has ever been able to solve. Having rejected several books supplied to him by his actress friend, Marta Hallard, Grant spends numerous hours studying the ceiling, and becoming thoroughly familiar with the comings, goings and idiosyncrasies of his appointed nurses. Grant's mishap involved plunging through a trap door and leaves him incapacitated, not to mention extremely bored as he recovers from his considerable injuries.
Alan Grant, an inspector for England's famous Scotland Yard, finds himself confined to a hospital bed after taking an unfortunate fall in the line of duty. Josephine Tey's Daughter of Time is a good, old fashioned detective story with a twist.
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