Damian Seeker

Damian Seeker Serie

Intraprendete un emozionante viaggio nel cuore del tumulto politico dell'Inghilterra del XVII secolo. Questa serie vi immerge in un mondo di spie, cospirazioni e lotte di potere sotto il dominio di Oliver Cromwell. Seguite le missioni clandestine di un formidabile agente che naviga nei pericolosi bassifondi di Londra. È un avvincente mix di intrighi storici e azione mozzafiato.

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Seeker

S. G. MacLean

432pagine
16 ore di lettura

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London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Yet he has many enemies, at home and abroad

The Black Friar

S. G. MacLean

432pagine
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Rebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy in his own ranks - Damian Seeker, Captain of Oliver Cromwell's guard, must eradicate both in this twisty, action-packed historical thriller for fans of CJ Sansom, Rory Clements and The Three Musketeers. '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 London, 1655, and Cromwell's regime is under threat from all sides. Damian Seeker, Captain of Cromwell's Guard, is all too aware of the danger facing Cromwell. Parliament resents his control of the Army while the Army resents his absolute power. In the east end of London, a group of religious fanatics plots rebellion. In the midst of all this, a stonemason uncovers a perfectly preserved body dressed in the robes of a Dominican friar, bricked up in a wall in the crumbling Black Friars. Ill-informed rumours and speculation abound, but Seeker instantly recognises the dead man. What he must discover is why he met such a hideous end, and what his connection was to the children who have started to disappear from around the city. Unravelling these mysteries is challenging enough, and made still harder by the activities of dissenters at home, Royalist plotters abroad and individuals who are not what they seem...