{"product_id":"a-game-of-sorrows-paperback","title":"A Game of Sorrows - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. G. MacLean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond historical thriller in the Alexander Seaton series sweeps the hero back to his roots in Ulster, and a family living under a curse and riven with long-held secrets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAberdeen, 1628. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexander Seaton's happily settled life as a university teacher is shattered by the arrival in town of a stranger who looks like his twin and who carries a plea for help from Alexander's dead mother's family in Ireland. The family has been placed under a poet's curse, threatening death to various members. Elements of the curse have already begun to play out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReluctantly answering the call, Seaton travels to Ulster, to find himself among a family torn apart by secrets and deep resentments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he seeks out the author of the curse, he becomes deeply entangled in a conflict that involves fugitive priests, displaced poets, rebellious plotters and agents of the king. Confronted by murder within his family, he finds the lines between superstition and faith, duty and loyalty are becoming increasingly blurred, while his Scottish homeland grows ever more remote.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eS.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, \u003ci\u003eThe Redemption of Alexander Seaton\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), \u003ci\u003eA Game of Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrucible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Recruit\u003c\/i\u003e, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDestroying Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Friar\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768094228768,"sku":"9781849162449","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d3136dfbdb6f4d03a326e60c8972f09a.webp?v=1780324536","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-game-of-sorrows-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}