A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious stimulating and very enjoyable SUNDAY TIMESAs interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays OBSERVERScotland Yard inspector Alan Grant recovering from a broken leg becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III believed to have brutally killed his brothers children the Princes in the Tower to make his crown secure. But is the hunchback with such a sensitive noble face really one of the worlds most heinous villains Or was he the victim of one of the most insidious plots in historyOne of the best mysteries of all time NEW YORK TIMESSuspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling .