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"Josephine Tey (1897-1952), through the mind of her fictional Inspector Grant, re-opens the historical case of King Richard III, and his presumed act to gain the throne of England by murdering his two nephews. The question is not a new one, and Ms. Tey was not the first to offer what Grant renders as his conclusion; however, the novel covers considerable historical ground in less than 200 pages and makes a compelling argument. Of special note is that many historians don't regard Josephine Tey's implication with too much seriousness, but almost all modern historians at least mention her when discussing England in 1483. "
Michael S. Casteel, Resident Scholar
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"Scotland Yard inspector Grant is lying in his bed in a London hospital. He will spend his time trying to understand why King Richard III is presented as the murderer of his two nephews by all the history books while there are no clues incriminating him. Helped by a young American student who's charged by Grant to consult for him books and letters from the XVth and the XVIth century, Grant will discover that Richard had in fact no good reason at all to kill King Edward's sons. He wants to find out who really did it."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Moderately Challenging
Time/era of story:
- middle ages
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Special suspect?
- relative
Murder of certain profession?
- royalty
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- solving long-past murder
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
- british mystery (I say!)
Any non-mystery subplot?
- politics
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
- champion of justice
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- evil politicians
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 2
- 5-7
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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