Publisher's Synopsis
Josephine Tey and Gordon Daviot, were de pseudonyms used by Elizabeth Mackintosh (1896-1952) a Scottish author best known for her mystery novels. She also wrote as Gordon Daviot, under which name she wrote plays with an historical theme. In 1990, The Daughter of Time was selected by the British-based Crime Writers' Association as the greatest mystery novel of all time; The Franchise Affair was eleventh on the same list of 100 books.
