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The Devil's Recruit

Alexander Seaton 4

SG MacLean
Against the backdrop of the Thirty Years’ War, Scottish school master Alexander Seaton is troubled by the disappearance of one of his pupils, a recent murder and the arrival of a sinister cloaked figure, and discovers before long that the strange events that have occurred in his towny recently are linked to his own past.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Quercus
  • Year: 2024
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 196x127mm
  • ISBN: 9781849163194
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
541371
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1635, Aberdeen. A girl lies dead in a frozen garden. A young man goes missing after a drunken brawl and a sinister cloaked figure watches from the shadows . . .

The missing student, son of a Highland chief, is one of Alexander Seaton's pupils. When the young man's companion turns up bruised and bloodied, suspicion mounts that he has murdered his friend. But Alexander is convinced that there's another explanation.

Drawn ever deeper into the mystery, Alexander realises that the man in the shadows is known to him and that the strange events in the town are linked to his own past.

A gripping historical thriller from the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Inverness. Perfect for fans of Rory Clements and S. J. Parris.

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