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An Instance Of The Fingerpost. An Instance of the Fingerpost Explore the murky world of 17thcentury Oxford in this iconic Publication date 1998 Publisher New York : Riverhead Books Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 831.2M An Instance of the Fingerpost is that rarest of all possible literary beasts--a mystery powered as much by ideas as by suspects, autopsies and smoking guns

A national bestseller and one of the New York Public Library's Books to Remember, An Instance of the Fingerpost is a thrilling historical mystery from Iain Pears "An Instance of the Fingerpost" is told "Rashomon" style, by four different narrators, each of whom has only a partial understanding of events and only one of whom makes telling the truth his primary purpose

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839; The Last Judgement, 1996, etc.) hints at the range or depth or boldness of this multifaceted scrutiny of a murder case in Restoration Oxford A missing signet ring leads his colleagues to his former servant (and rumored. Four rather long excursions into the same basic tale could grow wearisome, but Pears' effort never does..

An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears. A novel on the way we interpret events to suit our purpose Set largely in Oxford, the main fascination and brilliance of the novel is its supremely confident structure and plot.

Instance of the Fingerpost Iain Pears MYSTERY BOOK REVIEW YouTube. The year is 1663, and the setting is Oxford, England. "An Instance of the Fingerpost" is told "Rashomon" style, by four different narrators, each of whom has only a partial understanding of events and only one of whom makes telling the truth his primary purpose