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An Instance of the Fingerpost
First edition
AuthorIain Pears
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical, Mystery
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date
September 1997
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages692 pp
ISBN0-224-04466-4
OCLC37781458

An Instance of the Fingerpost is a 1997 historical mystery novel by Iain Pears.

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