Inspector Alan Grant

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Inspector Alan Grant is the fictional Scotland Yard detective created by Josephine Tey, best known for re-examining the historical mystery of Richard III in the novel "The Daughter of Time."

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
affiliation Scotland Yard NERFINISHED
appearsInWork A Shilling for Candles NERFINISHED
The Daughter of Time NERFINISHED
The Franchise Affair NERFINISHED
The Man in the Queue NERFINISHED
The Singing Sands NERFINISHED
To Love and Be Wise NERFINISHED
associatedWithAuthorPseudonym Josephine Tey NERFINISHED
associatedWithAuthorRealName Elizabeth MacKintosh NERFINISHED
characterTrait analytical
intelligent
skeptical
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Josephine Tey NERFINISHED
employer Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceDate 1929
firstAppearanceInWork The Man in the Queue NERFINISHED
gender male
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
hasFictionalUniverse Inspector Grant universe NERFINISHED
hasLiteraryTheme miscarriage of justice
reassessment of historical truth
reliability of evidence
investigativeMethod close attention to evidence
questioning accepted narratives
languageOfWorkOrName English
literarySeries Inspector Grant series NERFINISHED
medium novel
nationality British
notableCase historical investigation of Richard III
notableFor re-examining the historical reputation of Richard III
notableWork The Daughter of Time NERFINISHED
occupation detective
police inspector
partOf Golden Age of detective fiction characters NERFINISHED
publisherOfWorks Peter Davies NERFINISHED
rank Inspector
settingOfActivity England NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFictionalActivity 20th century

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Josephine Tey’s novel "The Daughter of Time" mainCharacter Inspector Alan Grant
subject surface form: The Daughter of Time