It occurs to Alan Grant, based on his interpretation of Richard's face, that perhaps Richard was not really the perpetrator of such a heinous crime. He comes across a portrait of Richard III, accused of being responsible for the murder of his two young nephews, the sons of his brother, Edward IV. Grant prides himself on his intuitive ability to analyze a face. She brings him a collection of pictures, portraits of faces from history, and Grant begins his journey to resolve a real crime while he recuperates. Marta suggests he try solving an age-old mystery no one has ever been able to solve. Having rejected several books supplied to him by his actress friend, Marta Hallard, Grant spends numerous hours studying the ceiling, and becoming thoroughly familiar with the comings, goings and idiosyncrasies of his appointed nurses.
Grant's mishap involved plunging through a trap door and leaves him incapacitated, not to mention extremely bored as he recovers from his considerable injuries. Alan Grant, an inspector for England's famous Scotland Yard, finds himself confined to a hospital bed after taking an unfortunate fall in the line of duty. Josephine Tey's Daughter of Time is a good, old fashioned detective story with a twist.
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