Shona MacLean

(Born 1966 - ) - Inverness

Shona MacLean was born Inverness and raised in various Highland towns, including Muir of Ord, where her parents ran a hotel. She is the niece of adventure novelist Alistair MacLean. She now lives near Banff with her husband and four children. After completing an M.A. and a PhD in 17th century history at the University of Aberdeen, she moved to Banff with her husband.

It was while looking after her young children that she developed the character of Alexander Seaton, as featured in her first novel The Redemption of Alexander Seaton. The novel, set in 17th century Banff, was difficult to place with an agent and publisher, but has now been sold worldwide and two sequels have been written.

Add to Basket
£6.79
Crucible Of Secrets - Paperback
It is Midsummer, 1631. While Alexander Seaton and his fellow masters enjoy the holiday with their students, Robert Sim, librarian of Marischal College, is murdered in a dark alleyway in town. While the university and town authorities investigate the murder, Seaton is asked by the college principal to look into Sim's private life.
Add to Basket
£17.00
Crucible Of Secrets - Hardback
It is Midsummer, 1631. While Alexander Seaton and his fellow masters enjoy the holiday with their students, Robert Sim, librarian of Marischal College, is murdered in a dark alleyway in town. While the university and town authorities investigate the murder, Seaton is asked by the college principal to look into Sim's private life.
Add to Basket
£11.04
The Devil's Recruit - Paperback
1635, Europe is in the grip of the Thirty Years' War. Fear stalks the streets as a ship recruiting for the wars lies at anchor. A sinister figure watches from the shadows. When the body of a young woman is found, Alexander Seaton realises that the figure in the shadows is known to him and has come for him.
£12.99
A Game Of Sorrows - Hardback
This historical thriller sweeps Alexander Seaton back to his roots in troublesome Ulster, and a family he might prefer never to have met.
Add to Basket
£6.79
The Redemption Of Alexander Seaton - Paperback
Is the young man merely drunk or does his tottering walk suggest something more sinister? When he collapses in front of two sisters on that dark, wet night, they guess rightly that he's been murdered by poisoning. So begins this tale set in the town of Banff, Scotland in the 1620s.