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Crucible of Secrets

by S. G. MacLean Book 3 in the Alexander Seaton Series series.

First published 2011

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Aberdeen, 1631. Robert Sim, librarian of Marischal College and a close friend of Alexander Seaton, receives a package of rare works on alchemy and hermetic philosophy. Before he can explain their importance, he is murdered and the books disappear.

The college principal asks Alexander to investigate Sim’s private affairs while the town authorities pursue the formal inquiry. His search uncovers secret intellectual networks, disputed religious ideas and ambitions hidden inside the university community, and it also places strain on his new marriage as personal loyalties interfere with the evidence surrounding the librarian’s death.

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Stuart Period1603–1714 CE

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Crime & Mystery Historical Thriller

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