1635, Aberdeen. A girl lies dead in a frozen garden. A young man goes missing after a drunken brawl. A sinister cloaked figure watches from the shadows. The missing student, son of a Highland chief, is in Alexander Seaton's class. 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.
| ISBN: | 9781849163194 |
| Publication date: | 8th May 2014 |
| Author: | S. G. MacLean |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing Plc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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1635, Aberdeen. A girl lies dead in a frozen garden. A young man goes missing after a drunken brawl. A sinister cloaked figure watches from the shadows. The missing student, son of a Highland chief, is in Alexander Seaton's class. 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.
Devil's Recruit features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Devil's Recruit is available in Paperback
Devil's Recruit was written by S. G. MacLean and published by Quercus Publishing Plc
Devil's Recruit has 360 pages
£9.89
