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Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1782061665
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
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In Oliver Cromwell's London, nothing is as it seems - Captain Damian Seeker must battle to find justice, when an innocent man's life hangs in the balance. 'Challenges CJ Sansom for dominion of historical crime' Sunday Times 'The best historical crime novel of the year' Sunday Express London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Captain Damian Seeker is his most trusted agent. No one knows where Seeker comes from, who his family is, or even his real name. All that is known for certain is that he is utterly loyal to Cromwell and that he has eyes everywhere. In the city, coffee houses are springing up, places where men may meet to plot and gossip. Now they are ringing with news of a murder. John Winter, hero of Cromwell's all-powerful army, is dead, and the lawyer, Elias Ellingworth, found standing over the bleeding body, clutching a knife. Yet despite the damning evidence, Seeker is not convinced of Ellingworth's guilt. He will stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice: and Seeker knows better than any man where to search. ****************************************** What Readers Are Saying About The Seeker 'Tremendous thrilling mystery' 5* Reader Review 'Well developed characters' 5* Reader Review 'Fantastic!' 5* Reader Review 'A wonderful discovery of 17th century London' 5* Reader Review
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1782061665
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339
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Book Description
In Oliver Cromwell's London, nothing is as it seems - Captain Damian Seeker must battle to find justice, when an innocent man's life hangs in the balance. 'Challenges CJ Sansom for dominion of historical crime' Sunday Times 'The best historical crime novel of the year' Sunday Express London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Captain Damian Seeker is his most trusted agent. No one knows where Seeker comes from, who his family is, or even his real name. All that is known for certain is that he is utterly loyal to Cromwell and that he has eyes everywhere. In the city, coffee houses are springing up, places where men may meet to plot and gossip. Now they are ringing with news of a murder. John Winter, hero of Cromwell's all-powerful army, is dead, and the lawyer, Elias Ellingworth, found standing over the bleeding body, clutching a knife. Yet despite the damning evidence, Seeker is not convinced of Ellingworth's guilt. He will stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice: and Seeker knows better than any man where to search. ****************************************** What Readers Are Saying About The Seeker 'Tremendous thrilling mystery' 5* Reader Review 'Well developed characters' 5* Reader Review 'Fantastic!' 5* Reader Review 'A wonderful discovery of 17th century London' 5* Reader Review
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1787473643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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'Could challenge CJ Sansom for dominion' Sunday Times Summer, 1658, and the Republic may finally be safe: the combined Stuart and Spanish forces have been heavily defeated by the English and French armies on the coast of Flanders, and the King's cause appears finished. Yet one final, desperate throw of the dice is planned. And who can stop them if not Captain Damian Seeker? The fifth gripping outing for Seeker in this acclaimed and award-winning series of historical thrillers. Will his legacy endure? *************************************** *Readers are loving The House of Lamentations* 'A hugely entertaining, page-turning insight into a fascinating period of English history' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I loved this book . . . a gripping, well-written historical thriller' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A great story, engaging and keeps you gripped' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Excellent characterisation . . . the sort of book that you don't want to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Exciting from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1529430305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1849
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Experience the story from start to finish with this complete collection of the Captain Damian Seeker Series from prize-winning author S. G. MacLean. London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Yet he has many enemies, at home and abroad. The city is a teeming warren of spies and merchants, priests and soldiers, exiles and assassins. One of the web's most fearsome spiders is Damian Seeker, agent of the Lord Protector. No one knows where Seeker comes from, who his family is, or even his real name. All that is known of him for certain is that he is utterly loyal to Cromwell, and that nothing can be hidden from him. Spies, plotters and murderers have all met their match in the mysterious and cutthroat Seeker. Join him as he roots out royalist plots and investigates murders in this thrilling series. ************************* Praise for S. G. MacLean 'MacLean's characters are subtle and convincing' Sunday Times 'One of the best writers of historical crime' The Times 'Gold-plated research' Daily Mail 'Transports your body and soul to another time and place' Craig Russell 'A delight on all levels . . . engaging and moving' Manda Scott 'MacLean is a terrific storyteller' Big Issue
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1784293385
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
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'One of the best writers of Historical crime' Sunday Times Rebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy in his own ranks - Damian Seeker, Captain of Oliver Cromwell's guard, must eradicate both if the fragile Republic is not to fail. London, 1655, and Cromwell's regime is under threat from all sides. Damian Seeker, Captain of Cromwell's Guard, is all too aware of the danger facing Cromwell. Parliament resents his control of the Army while the Army resents his absolute power. In the east end of London, a group of religious fanatics plots rebellion. In the midst of all this, a stonemason uncovers a perfectly preserved body dressed in the robes of a Dominican friar, bricked up in a wall in the crumbling Black Friars. Ill-informed rumours and speculation abound, but Seeker instantly recognises the dead man. What he must discover is why he met such a hideous end, and what his connection was to the children who have started to disappear from around the city. Unravelling these mysteries is challenging enough, and made still harder by the activities of dissenters at home, Royalist plotters abroad and individuals who are not what they seem... ******************************** What readers are saying about The Black Friar 'Great plots and storytelling . LOVED IT' 5* Reader Review 'A page turner' 5* Reader Review 'Brilliant stuff with very good characterisation' 5* Reader Review 'A cracking good read' 5* Reader Review 'Absorbing from page one' 5* Reader Review
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: The Seeker
ISBN: 9781787473577
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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'Could challenge CJ Sansom for dominion' Sunday Times London, 1656: Captain Seeker is back in the city, on the trail of an assassin preparing to strike at the heart of Oliver Cromwell's Republic The Commonwealth is balanced on a knife edge. Royalists and disillusioned former Parliamentarians have united against Oliver Cromwell, now a king in all but name. Three conspirators, representing these factions, plan to assassinate the Lord Protector, paving the way back to the throne for Charles Stuart once and for all. Captain Damian Seeker, meanwhile, is preoccupied by the horrifying discovery in an illegal gambling den of the body of a man ravaged by what is unmistakably a bear. Yet the bears used for baiting were all shot when the sport was banned by Cromwell. So where did this fearsome creature come from, and why would someone use it for murder? With Royalist-turned-Commonwealth-spy Thomas Faithly tracking the bear, Seeker investigates its victim. The trail leads from Kent's coffee house on Cornhill, to a German clockmaker in Clerkenwell, to the stews of Southwark, to the desolate Lambeth Marshes where no one should venture at night. When the two threads of the investigation begin to join, Seeker realises just what - and who - he is up against. The Royalists in exile have sent to London their finest mind and greatest fighter, a man who will stop at nothing to ensure the Restoration. Has Seeker finally met his match?
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Quercus
ISBN: 1787473597
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
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'Could challenge CJ Sansom for dominion' Sunday Times London, 1656: Captain Seeker is back in the city, on the trail of an assassin preparing to strike at the heart of Oliver Cromwell's Republic The Commonwealth is balanced on a knife edge. Royalists and disillusioned former Parliamentarians have united against Oliver Cromwell, now a king in all but name. Three conspirators, representing these factions, plan to assassinate the Lord Protector, paving the way back to the throne for Charles Stuart once and for all. Captain Damian Seeker, meanwhile, is preoccupied by the horrifying discovery in an illegal gambling den of the body of a man ravaged by what is unmistakably a bear. Yet the bears used for baiting were all shot when the sport was banned by Cromwell. So where did this fearsome creature come from, and why would someone use it for murder? With Royalist-turned-Commonwealth-spy Thomas Faithly tracking the bear, Seeker investigates its victim. The trail leads from Kent's coffee house on Cornhill, to a German clockmaker in Clerkenwell, to the stews of Southwark, to the desolate Lambeth Marshes where no one should venture at night. When the two threads of the investigation begin to join, Seeker realises just what - and who - he is up against. The Royalists in exile have sent to London their finest mind and greatest fighter, a man who will stop at nothing to ensure the Restoration. Has Seeker finally met his match? ************************************ Hear what readers are saying about The Bear Pit 'I loved it . . . highly recommend' 5* Reader Review 'Atmospheric, pacey' 5* Reader Review 'Brilliant writing . . . I'm really hooked' 5* Reader Review 'Spine-chilling twists' 5* Reader Review 'Exciting . . . full of twists and betrayals' 5* Reader Review 'Kept me on the edge of my seat' 5* Reader Review
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1786484196
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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WINNER OF THE 2019 CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 'S. G. MacLean can make any historical period sing with life' Antonia Hodgson Murder, treachery and a reckoning with his past await Captain Damian Seeker in this gripping historical thriller. Yorkshire, 1655. Seeker has been ordered to the North - a place from which he fled a decade earlier. A routine visit to the village of Faithly turns ugly when the village commissioner's ward is poisoned at a dinner for locals. Among those invited was the government-appointed enforcer of Puritan morality in the region. Perhaps this symbol of Cromwell's power was the intended victim? Or Seeker himself? Or was it the young woman, who had a magic way with herbs and was rumoured to be a witch? As he investigates the girl's death, old secrets come to haunt Seeker. A painful meeting will force a reckoning between his past and present. But with a prominent Royalist on the run in Yorkshire, and a murderer still at large, any distractions could prove deadly. ******************************** Praise for S. G. MacLean 'A gripping tale of crime and sedition' Sunday Times 'Excellent at conveying the insecurities and unsettling memories that bedevil Cromwell's dying Protectorate' Daily Mail 'The best historical crime novel of the year' Sunday Express 'One of the best writers of historical crime . . . a fascinatingly flawed hero' The Times
Author: S. G. MacLean
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1529414199
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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A GRIPPING HISTORICAL THRILLER SET IN INVERNESS IN THE WAKE OF THE 1746 BATTLE OF CULLODEN. 'This slice of historical fiction takes you on a wild ride' THE TIMES After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drummossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally slashed, he survived only by pretending to be dead as the Redcoats patrolled the corpses of his Jacobite comrades. Six years later, with the clan chiefs routed and the Highlands subsumed into the British state, Iain lives a quiet life, working as a bookseller in Inverness. One day, after helping several of his regular customers, he notices a stranger lurking in the upper gallery of his shop, poring over his collection. But the man refuses to say what he's searching for and only leaves when Iain closes for the night. The next morning Iain opens up shop and finds the stranger dead, his throat cut, and the murder weapon laid out in front of him - a sword with a white cockade on its hilt, the emblem of the Jacobites. With no sign of the killer, Iain wonders whether the stranger discovered what he was looking for - and whether he paid for it with his life. He soon finds himself embroiled in a web of deceit and a series of old scores to be settled in the ashes of war. ****************** PRAISE FOR THE BOOKSELLER OF INVERNESS 'Fresh and intriguing . . . Her best yet' ANDREW TAYLOR 'Everything you could ask for from a historical thriller' ANTONIA HODGSON 'An intricately wrought, compulsively page-turning tale' CRAIG RUSSELL 'A first rate historical thriller' 5* READER REVIEW 'From the moment I began reading I was hooked' 5* READER REVIEW 'Hugely entertaining . . . fast paced, twisting and turning' 5* READER REVIEW
Author: Charles Willeford
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN: 1400032482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Hoke Moseley has had enough. Tired of struggling against alimony payments, two teenage daughters, a very pregnant, very single partner, and a low paying job as a Miami homicide detective, Hoke moves to Singer Island and vows never step foot on the mainland again. But on the street, career criminal Troy Louden is hatching plans of his own with a gang including a disfigured hooker, a talentless artist, and a clueless retiree. But when his simple robbery results in ruthless and indiscriminate bloodshed, Hoke quickly remembers why he is a cop and hurls himself back into the world he meant to leave behind forever. A masterly tale of both mid-life crisis and murder, Sideswipe is a page-turning thriller packed with laughs, loaded with suspense, and featuring one of the truly original detectives of all time.
Author: Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429983884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Prepare for blockbuster action in the vein of Clive Cussler and Alistair Maclean A mesmerizing international thriller that sweeps from modern Iceland to Nazi Germany. In 1945, a German bomber crash-lands in Iceland durign a blizzard. Puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm. He sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, only to disappear into the white vastness. Flash forward to the present. The U.S. Army is clandestinely trying to remove the wreck of an airplane from an Icelandic glacier. A young Icelander, Elias, inadvertently stumbles upon the excavation and then promptly disappears. Before he vanishes, though, he manages to contact his sister, Kristin. She embarks on a thrilling and perilous adventure, determined to discover the truth of her brother's fate. Kristin must solve the riddle of Operation Napoleon, even if it means losing her own life. Arnaldur Indridason has proven himself to be a master of the mystery genre with his critically acclaimed Inspector Erlunder series, which has sold more than 6 million copies. Now, world-class writing and nonstop action meet in this spellbinding page-turner, which catapults Arnaldur Indridason to the top ranks of international thriller writers.
