Bedridden in a hospital with a broken leg, Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant grows restless and turns his investigative skills toward the historical mystery of King Richard III. Using a portrait of the monarch as his starting point, Grant collaborates with a young American researcher to re-examine the evidence regarding the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower. They analyze contemporary accounts, act of succession documents, and the timing of legal proclamations to determine if Richard III was a murderer or a victim of Tudor political propaganda.
Readers interested in the intersection of criminal investigation and historical revisionism choose this book for its analytical approach to the past. It attracts those who enjoy seeing professional police methodology applied to medieval archives rather than modern crime scenes. The reader finishes the story with a skeptical perspective on recorded history, understanding how political victors shape public perception and how easily a reputation can be manufactured and sustained through centuries of unchallenged storytelling.
Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Story Seeker. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scribner Paper Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780020545507
- Language
- EN
