The Mystery of the Rose

The Mystery of the Rose
"The Mystery of the Rose" by Richard Wright is a story in the anthology More Tales of the City edited by Philip Purser-Hallard for Obverse Books. It is written as if it was a classic tale in the style of "Paradise Lost".

Synopsis the First
A Remake is he, one of many,

with the face of McKellen and the soul of a king,

a life of inquiry and a mission new,

charged to find by the Elizabeth true,

who in the towers, did princes slew.

If he knows but one thing,

tis that Richard the Thirds are ten-a-penny.

Synopsis the Second
A  Remake  of Richard the third, modelled he tells us on Sir Ian McKellen's performance as the character, waxes lyrical upon his life in the City, upon how he sees himself and how others (including other Richard the Thirds) see him. Shorn of his role in his original tale, he found solace in another role - private detective. Now confronted by the genuine Elizabeth Woodville, he has a case uniquely suited to a Richard the Third ... who killed the Princes in the Tower?