Thursday December 7, 2017 7:30 PM at the home of Valerie Dickey. Discussion led by Diane Romney

Though writers and historians have been arguing since the seventeenth century that
Richard III wasn't the villain whom Shakespeare described, it was a 1951 mystery novel that sparked mass interest in Richard's redemption.
The writer went by the name Josephine Tey, and the novel was called "The Daughter of Time."

Josephine Tey is often referred to as the mystery writer for people who don't like mysteries. Her skills at character development and mood setting, and her tendency to focus on themes not usually touched upon by mystery writers, have earned her a vast and appreciative audience.

In Daughter of Time, Tey focuses on the legend of Richard III, the evil hunchback of British history accused of murdering his young nephews. While at a London hospital recuperating from a fall, Inspector Alan Grant becomes fascinated by a portrait of King Richard. A student of human faces, Grant cannot believe that the man in the picture would kill his own nephews. With an American researcher's help, Grant delves into his country's history to discover just what kind of man Richard Plantagenet was and who really killed the little princes.