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An Instance of the Fingerpost

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  • Apr 2000

    Released
  • 704

    Pages
The release date for the English version of 'An Instance of the Fingerpost' by Iain Pears is Apr 2000. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.

An really captivating historical mystery with a narrative that twists and turns and keeps the reader wondering until the very last page is an inventive tour de force.

It is the 1660s and we are in England. After years of civil conflict and Cromwell's short-lived republic, Charles II has been reinstated. Oxford is the nation's intellectual hub and a hotbed of political, religious, and scientific innovation. A New College fellow is discovered deceased under strange circumstances. A young lady is said to have killed him. Four witnesses relate the account of the death to us: an Italian doctor who wants to be credited with creating blood transfusion; the son of a suspected Royalist traitor; a brilliant cryptographer who has worked for both the monarch and Oliver Cromwell; and a well-known Oxford antiquarian. Every individual recounts their own version of events. Only one discloses the astounding reality.

An Instance of the Fingerpost is set to become a significant global publishing event after rights were acquired for unprecedented amounts globally. Iain Pears's book is a brilliant tour de force that is reminiscent of the writings of John Fowles and Umberto Eco. It is a historical mystery that is completely captivating and has a narrative that keeps the reader wondering until the very last page.

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