{"product_id":"an-instance-of-the-fingerpost-9780099751816","title":"An Instance of the Fingerpost","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the very best historical novels ever written\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe kind of book that has you reading it by torchlight under the bedclothes. An historical detective story set to rival \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e it provides the rare pleasure of combining an intricate plot with insight into the political intrigues of Restoration England * The Times *\u003cbr\u003ePear's novel interweaves the grand narratives and the personal tragedies of history with \u003cb\u003ea slippery thriller of audacious ingenuity\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply scholarly thriller, but with the learning worn lightly\u003c\/b\u003e and all the elements of the plot clicking together smoothly * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best fiction I have read in a long time\u003c\/b\u003e * Times Literary Supplement, *Books of the Year* *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who reads this will want to tell their friends about it... This is a novel that \u003cb\u003ecombines the simple pleasures of Agatha Christie with the intellectual subtlety of Umberto Eco\u003c\/b\u003e, don't let it pass by unread * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fictional \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003etour de force\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich combines erudition with mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly researched and imagined\u003c\/b\u003e...a \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e achievement * Sunday Telegraph *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732331409751,"sku":"9780099751816","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099751816.jpg?v=1719996443","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-instance-of-the-fingerpost-9780099751816","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}