'A fictional tour de force which combines erudition with mystery'PD JamesOxford in the 1660s. Sarah Blundy stands accused of the murder of Robert Grove,a fellow of New College.Four witnesses describe the events surrounding his death: Marco da Cola,a Venetian Catholic intent on claiming credit for the invention of blood transfusion; Jack Prescott,the son of a supposed traitor to the Royalist cause,determined to vindicate his father; John Wallis,chief cryptographer to both Cromwell and Charles II,a mathematician,theologian and master spy; and Anthony Wood,the famous Oxford antiquary.Each one tells their version of what happened but only one reveals the extraordinary truth. Brilliantly written and utterly convincing,An Instance of the Fingerpost isgripping from the first page to the last.'A novel that combines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual subtlety of Umberto Eco,don't let it pass by unread.'The Times
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099751816Number of pages: 704Weight: 520 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 44 mm
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One of the very best historical novels ever writtenThe 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 EnglandPear's novel interweaves the grand narratives and the personal tragedies of history with a slippery thriller of audacious ingenuityA deeply scholarly thriller,but with the learning worn lightly and all the elements of the plot clicking together smoothlyThe best fiction I have read in a long timeAnyone 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 unreadA fictional tour de force which combines erudition with mysteryBrilliantly researched and imagined...a remarkable achievement
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