{"product_id":"9781782068471","title":"The Black Friar : The Seeker 2","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  MacLean, S. G. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical mysteries\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 July 2017 by Quercus Publishing in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Seeker' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 197 x 29 | 326g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebellion 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 TimesLondon, 1655, and Cromwell's regime is under threat from all sides.  Damian Seeker, Captain of Cromwell's Guard,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis all too aware of the danger facing Cromwell.  Parliament resents his control of the Army\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile the Army resents his absolute power. In\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe east end of London, a group of religious fanatics plots rebellion. In the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emidst of all this, a stonemason uncovers a perfectly preserved body dressed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the robes of a Dominican friar, bricked up in a wall in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrumbling 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...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46124319539459,"sku":"9781782068471","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781782068471.jpg?v=1731329096","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781782068471","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}