{"product_id":"an-instance-of-the-fingerpost-paperback-by-iain-pears","title":"An Instance Of The Fingerpost Paperback by Iain Pears","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1998-09-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780099751816\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e504.63\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.74 x 5.07 x 1.58\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fictional \u003ci\u003etour de force \u003c\/i\u003ewhich combines erudition with mystery' PD James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford in the 1660s. Sarah Blundy stands accused of the murder of Robert Grove, a fellow of New College.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach one tells their version of what happened but only one reveals the extraordinary truth. Brilliantly written and utterly convincing, \u003ci\u003eAn Instance of the Fingerpost \u003c\/i\u003eis  gripping from the first page to the last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel that combines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual subtlety of Umberto Eco, don't let it pass by unread.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eIain Pears was born in 1955. He is the author of seven detective novels, a book of art history and countless articles on artistic, financial and historical subjects, and five novels, \u003ci\u003eAn Instance of the Fingerpost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Scipio\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Portrait, Stone's Fall \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44900334960801,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780099751816","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780099751816.jpg?v=1744344146","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/an-instance-of-the-fingerpost-paperback-by-iain-pears","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}