Aberdeen, 1631. Robert Sim, Aberdeen university librarian, is brutally murdered the night after receiving a gift of mysterious alchemy books. His colleague and friend Alexander Seaton searches for clues to the killer's motive, as well as for the missing books in an atmosphere of religion and superstition.
About the Author
S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil s Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell s London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second and fourth, The Black Friar and The House of Lamentations were longlisted for the same award. S.G.
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