Destroying Angel
Winner of the 2019 CWA Historical Dagger
$24.84
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
12 February 2019
Summary
WINNER OF THE 2019 CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER
‘A gripping tale of crime and sedition’ Sunday Times on The Black Friar
‘The best historical crime novel of the year’ Sunday Express on The Seeker
Captain Damian Seeker has gone north. Charged with preparing the way for the rule of the major-generals, he is now under the command of Colonel Robert Lilburne at York. But when Lilburne orders him to a small village on the North Yo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786484185 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786484188 |
| Author: | S.G. MacLean |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 12 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 28mm |
| Series: | The Seeker |
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A suspenseful, atmospheric addition to one of the best historical crime series around
A suspenseful, atmospheric addition to one of the best historical crime series around - The Times
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 FriarMacLean’s light touch portrait of a hard man with a softer core is what makes these books so memorable - The Times on The Black FriarExcellent 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 FriarA thrilling plot … MacLean’s characters are subtle and convincing … could challenge C.J. Sansom for dominion of historical crime - Sunday Times on The SeekerAbout The Author
S.G. MacLean
S.G. MacLean (Shona) has a PhD in History from the University of Aberdeen. She is the author of two historical crime series - the Alexander Seaton series, set in seventeenth century Scotland and the Damian Seeker series, set in Oliver Cromwell’s London, for which she has twice won the CWA Historical Dagger. Her standalone Jacobite thriller, The Bookseller of Inverness, was Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2023. Shona lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland.
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