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A review by komet2020
The Seeker by S.G. MacLean
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
The novel is set in England during November 1654. One of the most trusted aides of the country's Lord Protector (Oliver Cromwell), has been murdered in the night under mysterious circumstances near his wife's bedchambers. Damian Seeker, one of the Lord Protector's most trusted agents, much feared across the land, is detailed to bring the murderer to justice.
For all apparent purposes, it looks like an open and shut case because a young lawyer known for having views critical of the Protectorate and putting those views in pamphlet form for public distribution, is found by Seeker holding the murder weapon, in company with the victim's wife (Lady Anne Winter) who appears distraught. But there is more to the drama as it slowly unfolds in this novel than meets the eye, taking the reader from Whitehall (the national seat of government), the various public establishments and neighborhoods in London, to Oxford (where there is strong Royalist sentiment), and back to London. Seeker is very methodical, thorough, crafty, and discerning when it comes to doing his job.
I very much savored this novel, which has made me curious to learn more about what life was like in England when it was temporarily shorn of the monarchy (i.e. from 1649 to 1660).
This is the first novel in a series centered around Damian Seeker.
For all apparent purposes, it looks like an open and shut case because a young lawyer known for having views critical of the Protectorate and putting those views in pamphlet form for public distribution, is found by Seeker holding the murder weapon, in company with the victim's wife (Lady Anne Winter) who appears distraught. But there is more to the drama as it slowly unfolds in this novel than meets the eye, taking the reader from Whitehall (the national seat of government), the various public establishments and neighborhoods in London, to Oxford (where there is strong Royalist sentiment), and back to London. Seeker is very methodical, thorough, crafty, and discerning when it comes to doing his job.
I very much savored this novel, which has made me curious to learn more about what life was like in England when it was temporarily shorn of the monarchy (i.e. from 1649 to 1660).
This is the first novel in a series centered around Damian Seeker.