The Daughter of Time

Name: The Daughter of Time
Brand: Josephine Tey
SKU: 9781529090352
Price: 9.07 GBP
Availability: InStock

by Josephine Tey

Title:

Author:

Josephine Tey

Series (if any):

Macmillan Collector's Library

Format:

Hardback

Number of pages:

224 pages

Publisher:

Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL

ISBN-13:

9781529090352

EAN:

9781529090352

Classifications:

Classic and Biographical

Weight (g):

264

Dimensions (mm):

161 x 100 x 15

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£9.07

6 copies in stock

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Description

Voted the top crime novel of all time by the UK Crime Writers’ Association, The Daughter of Time is Josephine Tey’s last and most successful book.

Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s 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’s 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’. But Grant doesn’t 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.