
The Bear Pit - The Seeker (Hardback)
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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?
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9781787473577
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 640 g
Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 42 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
MacLean skilfully weaves together the disparate threads of her plot to create a gripping tale of crime and sedition in an unsettled city * Sunday Times on The Black Friar *
Excellent at conveying the insecurities and unsettling memories that bedevil Cromwell's dying Protectorate, the author brings a fresh perspective and gold-plated research to a period which has been unfairly eclipsed by the popularity of the Tudors * Daily Mail on The Black Friar *
MacLean's light touch portrait of a hard man with a softer core is what makes these books so memorable * The Times on The Black Friar *
A thrilling plot . . . MacLean's characters are subtle and convincing . . . could challenge C.J. Sansom for dominion of historical crime * Sunday Times on The Seeker *
The best historical crime novel of the year * Sunday Express on The Seeker *
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“Captivating read”
Well researched, expert characterisation in the forth book of this series. Strong example of great historical fiction more of the same please.
“A story to read in one sitting”
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“Seeker is back!!”
Another thrilling chapter in the life of Damian Seeker! He is not a man to be crossed, and Maclean does an excellent job of bringing to life the streets of Cromwell’s London. Descriptive writing of the best sort. You... More
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