{"product_id":"the-seeker-9781782068433","title":"The Seeker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bloody murder. An open and shut case? 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Challenges CJ Sansom for dominion of historical crime' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best historical crime novel of the year'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e******************************************\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Readers Are Saying About \u003ci\u003eThe Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tremendous thrilling mystery'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e5* Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Well developed characters' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e5* Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fantastic!'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e5* Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful discovery of 17th century London' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e5* Reader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University. She is the author of two historical crime series - The Alexander Seaton\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eseries, set in seventeenth-century Scotland, and the Damian Seeker series, set in Oliver Cromwell's London, as well as the standalone Jacobite thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller of Inverness\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been shortlisted four times for the CWA Historical Dagger, winning it twice. S.G. MacLean lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651412627730,"sku":"9781782068433","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd80871a-b5e6-4b5e-8300-74eaa2482d80.jpg?v=1733300348","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-seeker-9781782068433","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}