S. G. MacLean

S.G. MacLean is the pen name of Shona MacLean, a Scottish author of acclaimed historical crime fiction, primarily set in seventeenth-century England. She holds a PhD in history and brings scholarly expertise to her richly detailed novels. The Bear Pit is part of her Damian Seeker series, set during the English Civil War and Cromwell's Protectorate. MacLean combines meticulous period research with gripping mystery plotting. Her audiobooks and books are excellent listening and reading for fans of historical crime fiction who love deeply researched settings and cleverly constructed mysteries in turbulent times.