An Instance of the Fingerpost

Published by Penguin USA in 1999, An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears runs to 752 pages. The work was first published in 1997.

Its main subjects are Murder, New College (University of Oxford), Religion and Science. Places discussed include Oxford (England), Great Britain and Oxford. People featured include Marco de Cola, Jack Prescott and John Wallis. The period covered is 17th century.

About the author: Iain Pears (born 1955).