Instance of the Fingerpost (eBook)

A literary historical thriller of power and revelation

Iain Pears (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
704 Seiten
Random House (Verlag)
9781446466230 (ISBN)

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Set in Oxford in the 1660s - a time and place of great intellectual, religious, scientific and political ferment - this remarkable novel centres around a young woman, Sarah Blundy, who 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, theologican and master spy, and Anthony Wood, the famous Oxford antiqary. Each one tells their version of what happened but only one reveals the extraordinary truth. Brilliantly written, utterly convincing, gripping from the first page to the last, An Instance of the Fingerpost is a magnificent tour de force.

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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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.4.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-13: 9781446466230 / 9781446466230