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An Instance of the Fingerpost

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A historical mystery set in 17th-century Oxford, told from four conflicting narrators investigating a murder. It explores truth, perspective, and science during the Restoration era.

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Donald Knuth

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Recommended on Knuth's Retrospective recommendations page.

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