An Instance of the Fingerpost Hardback It's compulsively readable and exquisitely

It's compulsively readable and exquisitely mind-blowing from the first paragraph to the last

Simon Winchester seeks to answer these questions through stories of precision's pioneers

*The Sunday Times Bestseller* `Extraordinary Insects is a joy' The Times A Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 A journey into the weird

fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah's expulsion

hoping for news from others who went into hiding after the mullahs came to power

An Instance of the Fingerpost Hardback It's compulsively readable and exquisitelyOxford, 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