
AN INSTANCE OF THE FINGERPOST
In 1663 Oxford, a servant girl confesses to a murder. But four witnesses. . . a medical student, the son of a traitor, a cryptographer, and an archivist. . . each finger a different culprit. . .

In 1663 Oxford, a servant girl confesses to a murder. But four witnesses. . . a medical student, the son of a traitor, a cryptographer, and an archivist. . . each finger a different culprit. . .