Daughter of Time
Buchbeschreibung
The classic historical mystery about Richard III and the Princes in the Tower - voted the Best Crime Novel of All Time by the CWA
'As interesting and enjoyable a book as you will meet in a month of Sundays' Observer
Who really killed the princes in the tower?
Was Richard III truly the ogre of legend and Shakespeare's play? A wicked uncle who murdered his nephews to steal the crown of England?
Inspector Alan Grant is not so sure. Laid up in hospital with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with unravelling this most enduring of historical mysteries. As he investigates with the help of an enthusiastic young American scholar, he unearths long-buried intrigues and comes to a startling conclusion.
'As interesting and enjoyable a book as you will meet in a month of Sundays' Observer
Who really killed the princes in the tower?
Was Richard III truly the ogre of legend and Shakespeare's play? A wicked uncle who murdered his nephews to steal the crown of England?
Inspector Alan Grant is not so sure. Laid up in hospital with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with unravelling this most enduring of historical mysteries. As he investigates with the help of an enthusiastic young American scholar, he unearths long-buried intrigues and comes to a startling conclusion.
Josephine Tey
198 Seiten