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Book Review of An Instance of the Fingerpost

An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost
Author: Iain Pears
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 3


Who saw it, who said it, who done it? Multiple narrators make for an intriguing storytelling device, but the fingerpost can only point in one direction. Intricate plot, masses of historical details, unsettling portrait of murderous politics, brutal living conditions, and numerous unlikable characters...I can see why some abandon the read, but the conclusion is haunting enough to justify slogging through.