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Damian Seeker

by S. G. MacLean 6 books in this series

The Damian Seeker series follows the feared intelligence officer who serves Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth and Protectorate. Beginning in London in 1654, Seeker investigates murders and conspiracies among soldiers, lawyers, religious radicals, Royalist exiles and government spies, using the authority of Cromwell’s guard while concealing his own origins.

Across six books, the series moves through Yorkshire and Bruges before returning to England after the Restoration. The cases trace the instability of the Protectorate, repeated plots against Cromwell and the pursuit of former republicans under Charles II, with Seeker’s loyalty to the state increasingly tested by his responsibility to friends and family.

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Books in this series (6 books)

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1. The Seeker

S. G. MacLean

First published 2015

4.3(5,843)

London, 1654. Damian Seeker is the most feared agent in Oliver Cromwell’s security apparatus, moving through a city crowded with soldiers, exiles, merchants and informers. When army hero John Winter is murdered and republican critic Elias Ellingworth is discovered beside the body holding a knife, the…

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2. The Black Friar

S. G. MacLean

First published 2016

4.5(4,358)

London, 1655. Workmen at the ruined Blackfriars monastery uncover the preserved body of a Dominican friar sealed inside a wall. Damian Seeker recognises the dead man, and the discovery becomes more urgent when children begin disappearing from the streets around the city. Seeker follows the connection…

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3. Destroying Angel

S. G. MacLean

First published 2018

4.5(3,892)

Yorkshire, 1655. Damian Seeker is sent north to help impose the rule of the major-generals and is placed under Colonel Robert Lilburne at York. A visit to the village of Faithly turns into a murder inquiry when a young woman is poisoned during a dinner attended…

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4. The Bear Pit

S. G. MacLean

First published 2019

4.5(3,336)

London, 1656. Royalists and disillusioned Parliamentarians are preparing an attempt on Oliver Cromwell’s life when Damian Seeker is called to a body apparently mauled by a bear. Bear-baiting has been outlawed and the animals supposedly destroyed, making the manner of death as troubling as the identity…

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5. The House of Lamentations

S. G. MacLean

First published 2020

4.5(3,705)

Bruges, 1658. Damian Seeker has allowed England to believe him dead and is living under cover as a carpenter while watching the Royalist court in exile. Four men are preparing to carry a fortune to Charles Stuart, but one has secretly agreed to betray the others…

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6. The Winter List

S. G. MacLean

First published 2023

4.4(4,040)

England, 1660. Charles II has been restored and the new government is identifying the men responsible for the execution of Charles I. Damian Seeker is not one of the regicides, but his service to the Protectorate has placed him on a secret list of republicans marked…

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