Title: Great book--history, intellectual thought,and mystery.
Product review: The book is composed of four narratives describing the same set of events. The first narrative is by Marco da Cola, a venetian merchant's son, who is in England to take care of business. He ends up in Oxford and witnesses and participates in several scientific experiments and debates and describes a murder investigation, trial, and execution. Each successive narrative provides additional facts and opinions and brings new elements to the story. It is amazing how well Pears has brought real characters into this work, how he involves the reader in philosophical debate, manages not to add too much confusion by introducing many characters, and still weaves a good murder mystery.
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