The Black Friar: The Seeker 2
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By S. G. MacLean
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London, 1655. A perfectly preserved body in the robes of a Dominican friar has been found bricked up in the City of London’s crumbling Blackfriars monastery.
Captain Damian Seeker of Oliver Cromwell’s guard recognises the dead man. Why did he meet such a hideous end, and what is his connection to the children who have started disappearing from around the city?
To uncover the truth behind the Black Friar’s death, Seeker must navigate the shifting factions surrounding Cromwell, while quelling religious fanatics, dissenters and Royalist plotters in the seething city beyond Whitehall.
‘Excellent . . . brings a fresh perspective and gold-plated research to [the] period’ Daily Mail
‘A gripping tale of crime and sedition in an unsettled city’ Sunday Times
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It's January, 1655, and the body of a man, dressed in the robes of a Dominican friar, is found bricked up in London’s Blackfriars monastery. Damian Seeker, a captain in Oliver Cromwell’s guard, recognises the man as someone who had supposedly died and been buried in Delft a few years before, so why was he in London and what had happened? Seeker is told to investigate and his enquiries lead him into uncharted waters with Royalist plotters, tensions between the Army and Parliament, and children in the city going missing. I absolutely loved this. The historical setting was absolutely fascinating, about a period in history I knew very little about, and it was a gripping story with very believable characters.
Review by Granny Weatherwax, Oundle Crime
