 First edition cover | |
| Author | Josephine Tey |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Peter Davies |
Publication date | 1951 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Preceded by | To Love and Be Wise |
| Followed by | The Singing Sands |
The Daughter of Time is a 1951 detective novel by Josephine Tey, concerning a modern police officer's investigation into the alleged crimes of King Richard III of England. It was the last book Tey published in her lifetime, shortly before her death. In 1990 it was voted number one in The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time list compiled by the British Crime Writers' Association.[1] In 1995 it was voted number four in The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time list compiled by the Mystery Writers of America.
- ^ Moody, Susan, ed. (1990). The Hatchards Crime Companion. 100 Top Crime Novels Selected by the Crime Writers' Association. London: Hatchards. ISBN 0-904030-02-4.