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The Bookseller of Inverness

By: S.G. MacLean
Narrated by: David Monteath
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A gripping historical thriller set in Inverness in the wake of the 1746 battle of Culloden from twice CWA award-winning author S. G. MacLean. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor.

After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drumossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally slashed, he survived only by pretending to be dead as the Redcoats patrolled the corpses of his Jacobite comrades.

Six years later, with the clan chiefs routed and the Highlands subsumed into the British state, Iain lives a quiet life, working as a bookseller in Inverness. One day, after helping several of his regular customers, he notices a stranger lurking in the upper gallery of his shop, poring over his collection. But the man refuses to say what he's searching for and only leaves when Iain closes for the night.

The next morning Iain opens up shop and finds the stranger dead, his throat cut, and the murder weapon laid out in front of him—a sword with a white cockade on its hilt, the emblem of the Jacobites. With no sign of the killer, Iain wonders whether the stranger discovered what he was looking for—and whether he paid for it with his life. He soon finds himself embroiled in a web of deceit and a series of old scores to be settled in the ashes of war.

©2022 Shona MacLean (P)2022 Quercus Editions Limited
Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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This proved to be a wonderful find. Really loved it. Thoroughly engaging telling of the post ‘45 Highland Rising. The author weaves a wonderful tale through the complex Clan system. Recommend.
Excellent narrator.

Fabulous Highland Adventure

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A wonderful story combing history and fiction, beautifully written and a different telling of this time I’m Scotlands history. A thing that saddens me is, that I visit the High church of Inverness, and learnt some of the history of it and was horrified that this beautiful place of such historical significance was to be made an art centre and not kept for its historical importance and there was no active protest to stop this. It will be a terrible loss to Inverness and it’s history of it goes ahead.

Wonderful story

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Was a great read, well researched and I especially appreciated the authors note at the end

As a descendent of the Mcintosh clan im grateful for this book!

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A fabulous telling of a tale well researched and founded in fact. The history is fascinating and gives great insight into life after Culloden for those who fought in and survived that terrible battle. This book has it all: political intrigue, family relationships, romance and well drawn characters.
The insights into the structure of the clans and the society of the time are woven seamlessly into a great yarn! Excellent narration.

Great story

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I loved The Seeker books by the same author, which was the reason I went for this one.
I have persevered but with three quarters of the book done I am still waiting for something interesting to happen. Sorry but it is just too dull for me

Send a glass eye to sleep

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The publisher summary is very promising. Yet well over an hour into listening the “story “ seems to go nowhere? Is there a story? If there is is hiding somewhere perhaps halfway through the book!

I wish I could return it….

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