Lord john and the private matter - diana gabaldon

Adored bestselling author Gabaldon brings fans the first book in a new trilogy featuring Major Lord John Grey and many of the characters from her wildly popular Outlander series.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Diana Gabaldon weaves a dazzling tale of history, intrigue, and suspense in this first novel featuring one of her most popular characters from the Outlander saga: Lord John Grey.

The year is 1757.

On a clear morning in mid-June, Lord John Grey emerges from Londons Beefsteak Club, his mind in turmoil.

A nobleman and a high-ranking officer in His Majestys army, Grey has just witnessed something shocking.

But his efforts to avoid a scandal that might destroy his family are interrupted by something still more urgent: The Crown appoints him to investigate the brutal murder of a comrade-in-arms who may have been a traitor.

Obliged to pursue two inquiries at once, Major Grey finds himself ensnared in a web of treachery and betrayal that touches every stratum of English society--and threatens all he holds dear.

Praise for Lord John and the Private Matter A] thoroughly entertaining and wonderfully witty historical mystery set in the richly detailed, occasionally bawdy world of Georgian England.

-- Booklist Packed with vivid description and detail.

Gabaldon aptly transports readers to eighteenth-century London, with all its reeking humanity and glitteringly elegant excess.

-- BookPage.