An Instance of the Fingerpost
Mar 1999 · Sold by Penguin
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A New York Times Notable Book | Set in 17th century England, this bestselling historical mystery is thrilling tale of conspiracy and murder
“May well be the best ‘historical mystery’ ever written.”—The Sunday Boston Globe
"It is 1663, and England is wracked with intrigue and civil strife. When an Oxford don is murdered, it seems at first that the incident can have nothing to do with great matters of church and state....Yet, little is as it seems in this gripping novel, which dramatizes the ways in which witnesses can see the same events yet remember them falsely. Each of four narrators—a Venetian medical student, a young man intent on proving his late father innocent of treason, a cryptographer, and an archivist—fingers a different culprit...an erudite and entertaining tour de force." —People
“May well be the best ‘historical mystery’ ever written.”—The Sunday Boston Globe
"It is 1663, and England is wracked with intrigue and civil strife. When an Oxford don is murdered, it seems at first that the incident can have nothing to do with great matters of church and state....Yet, little is as it seems in this gripping novel, which dramatizes the ways in which witnesses can see the same events yet remember them falsely. Each of four narrators—a Venetian medical student, a young man intent on proving his late father innocent of treason, a cryptographer, and an archivist—fingers a different culprit...an erudite and entertaining tour de force." —People
A New York Times Notable Book | Set in 17th century England, this bestselling historical mystery is thrilling tale of conspiracy and murder
“May well be the best ‘historical mystery’ ever written.”—The Sunday Boston Globe
"It is 1663, and England is wracked with intrigue and civil strife. When ...
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Eli Mandel
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September 6, 2013
Well thought out plot. Perfect surprises. Historically correct.
Oscar Jimenez
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August 1, 2017
A marvelous book. The perfect academic writing for an enlightening reading.
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About the author
Iain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial, and historical subjects, as well as the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost. He lives in Oxford, England.
Iain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles ...
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