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  • By: Iain Pears
  • Narrated by: Paul Michael
  • Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (24 ratings)
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Summary

An utterly compelling historical mystery, in the tradition of Umberto Eco and John Fowles. The setting is England in the 1660s. Oliver Cromwell's short-lived republic is a thing of the past, and Charles II has been restored to the throne. At Oxford's New College, fellow Robert Grove is found dead under suspicious circumstances, and a young woman stands accused. We hear from four witnesses - a physician hungry for fame, the son of an alleged traitor, the king's chief cryptographer, and a renowned Oxford antiquarian - only one of whom is telling the rather extraordinary truth. Who is it? Pears' skillful plot-weaving will keep you guessing until the final seconds.
©1998 Iain Pears (P)1998 Audio Renaissance Tapes, a Division of CPU, Inc.
Literary Fiction Crime Fiction Historical Traditional Detectives Suspense
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"Deftly plotted, briskly written...Iain Pears has brass and talent to spare." ( Newsweek)

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  • 14-10-11

Great book, strange narration

This is an excellent story but the narration is a bit off - terrible accents and hollow echoey sounds. Shame.

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