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S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth and seventeenth century Scottish history. She lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland with her husband and four children. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, A Game of Sorrows, Crucible and The Devil's Recruit, as well as The Seeker, set in Cromwell's London.
MacLean skilfully weaves together the disparate threads of her plot to create a gripping tale of crime and sedition in an unsettled city Sunday Times Excellent at conveying the insecurities and unsettling memories that bedevil Cromwell's dying Protectorate, the author brings a fresh perspective and gold-plated research to a period which has been unfairly eclipsed by the popularity of the Tudors Daily Mail MacLean's light touch portrait of a hard man with a softer core is what makes these books so memorable The Times Damian Seeker [is] one of the most appealing heroes I've come across in quite some time ... [the Commonwealth] is paid full service by S. G. MacLean, a fine writer with a terrific grasp of history and character For Winter Nights Damian Seeker really comes into his own in this novel ... the plot navigates the waters of history with masterful effect -- Waterstones bookseller Brilliantly woven into a thrilling plot ... MacLean's characters are subtle and convincing ... could challenge C.J. Sansom for dominion of historical crime Sunday Times on The Seeker The best historical crime novel of the year Sunday Express on The Seeker MacLean achieves the balance of immersing her readers in a time and place without ever making them feel battered over the head by research, while the central mystery is satisfying and plausibly plotted Highland News on The Seeker A first class, compelling debut for MacLean's new hero Crime Review on The Seeker
