The Daughter of Time, a mystery book that takes place in the early 1900's starts out with the main character, Alan Grant, who has an injured leg. He is forced to stay laid up in the hospital for several weeks in order to recuperate. Alan is an inspector of Scotland Yard, and he is getting very bored with the usual things that he does to entertain himself- such as look at the ceiling for shapes. But one day, some portraits are presented to him, and curiosity gets the best of him.

The portrait that embarks on him is an old picture of King Richard III. He thinks that he is a kindly looking man, and looks very proper. But, you see, he does not know that Richard has been accused for hundreds of years for being a villainous murderer of his...