Crucible of Secrets - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:S. G. MacLeanSeries:Alexander SeatonPublish date:2021-08-10Pages:480
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Quercus PublishingISBN-13:9781849163163ISBN-10:1849163162UPC:9781849163163Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, ThrillersBook Topic:HistoricalSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCB5SG2VER
Knowledge is power, and when it gets in the wrong hands it can be lethal. Alchemy and murder combine in a gripping race against time from the CWA award-winning author of The Seeker.
'One of the best writers of historical crime' The TimesAberdeen, 1631. University librarian Robert Sim takes receipt of a gift of books recently arrived from overseas, mysterious works on alchemy and hermetics - the pursuit of ancient knowledge. By nightfall he has been brutally murdered. His colleague and good friend Alexander Seaton is left with the task of hunting for clues as to his killer's motive, as well as locating the missing books. What did Sim discover in the package, and what makes these books so dangerous?
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Quercus PublishingISBN-13:9781849163163ISBN-10:1849163162UPC:9781849163163Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, ThrillersBook Topic:HistoricalSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCB5SG2VER
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, Crucibleof 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, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2
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