(The Seeker (Damian Seeker 1)) [PDF READ] ¾ S.G. MacLean
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- The Seeker (Damian Seeker 1)
- S.G. MacLean
- English
- 17 October 2018
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S.G. MacLean ☆ 5 review
review The Seeker (Damian Seeker 1) è PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Certain is that he is utterly loyal to Cromwell and that nothing can be long hidden from him In the new fashionable coffee houses of London a murder takes place All London is ringing with the news that John Winter is dead the lawye. First of all thank you Paromjit for your recent review 4th in series that led me to these books Secondly I rarely read historical fiction as having studied history and taught it for some years it annoys me if the research is flawed and the interpretation fanciful That is most definitely not the case here I LOVED it The style of writing was so appropriate to the 17th century and fact and fiction were woven together seamlessly I liked how Puritan England of Cromwell s protectorate was portrayed and it showed clearly how men of property in Parliament blocked any changes that might have led to the people being politically free which was what many fought for Self interest served Sound familiar I ll say no The authors represented OC very fairly too how this yeoman farmer became King in all but name lived a much luxurious life than his subjects the harshness with which Ritual Power Healing and Community you Paromjit for Racso and the Rats of NIMH your recent review 4th in series that led me to these books Secondly I rarely read historical fiction as having studied history and taught it for some Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (Compass) years it annoys me if the research is flawed and the interpretation fanciful That is most definitely not the case here I LOVED it The style of writing was so appropriate to the 17th century and fact and fiction were woven together seamlessly I liked how Puritan England of Cromwell s protectorate was portrayed and it showed clearly how men of property in Parliament blocked any changes that might have led to the people being politically free which was what many fought for Self interest served Sound familiar I ll say no The authors represented OC very fairly too how this Somebody Else Is On The Moon yeoman farmer became King in all but name lived a much luxurious life than his subjects the harshness with which
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review The Seeker (Damian Seeker 1) è PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free London 1657 the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell No one knows where Damian Seeker originated from who his family is or even his real name Mothers frighten their children by telling them tales of The Seeker All that is known of him for. Thank you to Netgalley and uercus books for my free copy in exchange for a fair and honest reviewIf you fancy immersing yourself in 1650 s England then this historical crime fiction can certainly do that It s a living breathing portrait of life during that troubled period in historySet during the reign of Cromwell it brings to the fore the man responsible for Cromwell s safety Damian Seeker known simply as The Seeker He might live very much in the shadows but nothing escapes his attentionCoffee houses featured most prominently at this time They were places to exchange and debate all the latest news a place where trades and deals took place but also somewhere that those with royalist sympathies would pass on coded messages in an attempt to further their cause and bring Charles Stuart to the throne But walls have ears in the guise of informants and one has to be extremely careful wh
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review The Seeker (Damian Seeker 1) è PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free R Elias Ellingworth found holding a knife over the bleeding body of the dying man held in the Tower Despite the damning evidence Seeker is not convinced of Ellingworth's guilt He will stop at nothing to bring the right man to justice. My notes say I m not sure if I m enjoying this and then I read intently to the end of the book before concluding that actually no I wasn t which kind of sums it up Set in the Cromwellian interregnum with Damian Seeker as enforcer torturer and secret policeman but also uester for justice and protector of the poor Very Jack Reacher physically huge and violent but with a moral streak and also set up in the Reacheresue male Mary Sue thriller hero way everyone is scared of him mothers frighten their children with his name can lift a horse one handed god we re all so very impressed The mystery is intriguing and the characterisation good the setting extremely well done but ultimately the hero is a brutal torturer working for a vile regime Which the book acknowledges head on so you just have to decide if you want to spend the time in his company Good but not likeable Also the author kills o