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Inspector Alan Grant has a fascination with faces. Being that he is out of commission for a while and laid up in a hospital due to an untimely accident, he needs something to engage his brain to keep himself from utter boredom. His actress friend Marta suggests he investigate a mystery in the historical field.
When he sees a portrait of Richard the Third, who allegedly murdered his two nephews, he becomes piqued with interest. He wants to know the history behind the Princes in the Tower murder sc ...more
When he sees a portrait of Richard the Third, who allegedly murdered his two nephews, he becomes piqued with interest. He wants to know the history behind the Princes in the Tower murder sc ...more
3.5 stars Not long after I lay this book aside, I will probably forget most of the historical facts and speculations presented. However, I really enjoyed the 'voices' of the characters. They sprang from the page, and I longed to be in the hospital room debating with them. It made me really think about the power of stories and how much we understand and know history.
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Loved it; thoroughly convinced that Richard Plantagenet could as easily have been the subject of a Netflix "Making a Murderer" documentary.
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This title was recommended in The Literary Life Podcast, Episode 3, The Importance of Detective Fiction at https://www.theliterary.life/003
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