Born in Inverness in 1896, Josephine Tey was a Scottish author and playwright. Tey made her mystery debut with The Man in the Queue in 1929, the book that also introduced Inspector Alan Grant. The Daughter of Time, first published in 1951, is her best known and loved work, and in 1990 was voted number 1 in the Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time list published by the British Crime Writers' Association.
'As interesting and enjoyable a book as you will meet in a month of Sundays' - Observer 'One of the best mysteries of all time' - New York Times 'First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written' - Los Angeles Times 'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' - Sunday Times 'One of the permanent classics in the detective field' - Anthony Boucher