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An Instance of the Fingerpost: Explore the murky world of 17th-century Oxford in this iconic historical thriller


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About the Book

Oxford, 1660s. A scholar is dead, a woman stands accused, and four men tell their versions of the truth.

Each testimony contradicts the last - and only one reveals what truly happened.

Pears’ sweeping novel combines intellectual intrigue with page-turning mystery. An Instance of the Fingerpost is a triumph of storytelling: erudite, immersive and utterly gripping.

‘A novel that combines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual subtlety of Umberto Eco’ The Times



About the Author :
Iain Pears was born in 1955. He is the author of seven detective novels, a book of art history and countless articles on artistic, financial and historical subjects, and five novels, An Instance of the Fingerpost, The Dream of Scipio, The Portrait, Stone's Fall and Arcadia.

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One of the very best historical novels ever written The kind of book that has you reading it by torchlight under the bedclothes. An historical detective story set to rival The Name of the Rose, it provides the rare pleasure of combining an intricate plot with insight into the political intrigues of Restoration England Pear's novel interweaves the grand narratives and the personal tragedies of history with a slippery thriller of audacious ingenuity A deeply scholarly thriller, but with the learning worn lightly and all the elements of the plot clicking together smoothly The best fiction I have read in a long time Anyone who reads this will want to tell their friends about it... This is a novel that combines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual subtlety of Umberto Eco, don't let it pass by unread A fictional tour de force which combines erudition with mystery Brilliantly researched and imagined...a remarkable achievement Plenty of politics, high and low and the portrayal of college life and vicious, teeming with sycophants and thick with double dealing Pears brings to life a vibrant 17th-century world...a tour de force


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781446466230
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 144646623X
  • Publisher Date: 30 Apr 2011
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: Explore the murky world of 17th-century Oxford in this iconic historical thriller


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