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The Devil's Recruit

Alexander Seaton, Book 4

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The Devil's Recruit

By: S.G. MacLean
Narrated by: Crawford Logan
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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.

©2013 S.G. MacLean (P)2025 Quercus Publishing Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense

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I love everything by SG MacLean. The characters are complex and interesting and the historical detail is wonderful

wonderful historical story

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Great historical setting with a plot full of characters and schemes. Worth a listen. Best read the series in order.

Another historical tale with a twist in the tale

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Another gripping yarn interwoven with a bit of history. Characters are all very believable and the scene settings bring the story to life.

Thoroughly enjoyab le rea d

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Crawford Logan is an excellent narrator. It's for this reason I listen to this series of books.

Alexanders disloyalty to his wife and his judgement of his fellow characters!!

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Crawford Logan’s narration is perfect for this series of four brilliant novels of Alexander Seaton.

A complex tale of love, guilt, redemption and loss against a background of religious war, turmoil and suspicion.

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